2) Patterns And Supplies: Books p1
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This article is from the Historical Costuming FAQ, by Lara Fabans lfabans@adobe.com with numerous contributions by others.
2) Patterns And Supplies: Books p1
Some of these books are out of print. Most of them should be in a good
university library. Some of them will be in the public library:
Alcega, Juan de. Tailor's Pattern Book 1589. (reprint)
Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their
Construction c. 1660-1860; Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's
Dresses and their Construction c. 1860-1940; New York. Drama Book
Publishers, 1972. Also: Patterns of Fashion 3: The cut and
construction of clothes for men and women c1560 - 1620; MacMillan
London Ltd, 1985, ISBN 0-333-38284-6. Contains notes on construction
techniques and fabrics. Very clear drawings show the inside of each
garment. Also: Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlocked.
Boucher, Francois. 20,000 Years of Fashion : The History of Costume and
Personal Adornment. c 1965 by H.N. Abrams, reprinted 1987. (but first
published much earlier). Also called Histoire du costume en Occident.
459 pages.
Bradfield, Nancy. Costume in Detail: Women's Dress 1730 - 1930.
copyright 1968, 1981. George G. Harrap & Co, Ltd, London. Careful
examination of 150-200 historical garments, showing general
construction details and notes about trim, details, undergarments,
supporting frames, etc. Some notes about inner construction and
materials. Sketchbook style drawings with short notes.
Brooke, Iris. Medieval Theatre Costume: A Practical Guide to the
Construction of Garments, New York, Theatre Arts Books, c 1967.
Brooke, Iris. English Costume of the Early Middle Ages; The 10th to
13th Centuries, London, A&C Black LTD, 1936.
Brooke, Iris. English Costume of the Later Middle Ages; The 14th and
15th Centuries, London, A&C Black LTD, 1935.
[Iris Brooke has written others with more of a theatrical bent, but
these are the best ones for costumers who want to make *clothing*.
However, this FAQ keeper has received a lot of feedback that Brooke's
are not historically accurate, are poorly drawn and are often from
secondary or tertiary sources. Instead check out books by Yarwood, Nunn
and Payne instead.]
Burnham, Dorothy. Cut My Cote. Diagrams of actual historical (and
ethnic?) clothing in the Royal Ontario Museum. Diagrams are graphed
and shown with metric dimensions.
Covey, Liz. The Costumer's Handbook. Prentice Hall, 1980. A good
basic source for the techniques of theatrical costumers.
Dunlevy, Mairead, Dress in Ireland, Publisher B.T.Batsford Ltd
London (1989) ISBN 0-7134-5251 x
This is a really good reference for Irish historical dress. The
author uses a lot of actual examples found in bogs as well as
paintings etc to illustrate her discussion. Occasional
construction sketches
Fernald, Mary. Costume Design and Making.
Grimble, Frances. After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear
Vintage Styles. 8 1/2" X 11" quality paperback. 352 pages . 147 line
drawings by Folkwear cover artist Deborah Kuhn. ISBN: 0-9636517-0-6.
Publisher: Lavolta Press, 20 Meadowbrook Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132.
Published 1993. Price: $35 + sales tax for CA residents + $3.50
shipping. Bibliography, index. About half focuses on reproducing
historic styles from medieval through Art Deco. The other half focuses
on buying, restoring, and altering vintage clothes from Victorian
through Art Deco. Both men's and women's clothes are discussed. The
step-by-step instructions are suitable for beginning to advanced sewers.
Hansen, Henny Harald, Mongol Costume
This is a translation of a Danish text cataloging Mongol costume from
several Danish expeditions to Mongolia to study the nomadic tribes. The
expeditions were from the turn of the century, the collected costumes were
cataloged by Professor Harald Hansen in the early fifties, and the book was
recently re-edited and released.
Hartley, Dorothy. Medieval Costume & Life; A Review of Their Social
Aspects Arranged under Various Classes and Workers with Instructions
for Making Numerous Types of Dress, New York, C. Scribner's Sons,
1931. Includes workable patterns that make sense within the time
period.
Hill, Margot Hamilton & Pater A. Buchnell. The Evolution of Fashion:
Pattern & Cut from 1066-1930. [Susanna Richardson
(glink@silver.ucs.indiana.edu) states this this book is often
incorrect.]
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