The Evolution of Fashion: Pattern and Cut from 1066 to 1930A guide to the development of fashion and the changing trends in male and female dress from 1066 to 1930. For each of the costumes illustrated, there is a dressmaker's pattern drawn to scale and supported by technical notes on making up. Observations are made on the characteristics of the period. |
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| Title | The Evolution of Fashion: Pattern and Cut from 1066 to 1930 Pattern and Cut from 1066 to 1930 |
| Authors | Margot Hamilton Hill, Peter A. Bucknell |
| Illustrated by | Margot Hamilton Hill, Peter A. Bucknell |
| Edition | 5, illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Batsford, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0713458186, 9780713458183 |
| Length | 225 pages |
| Subjects | › Art / Fashion |
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