Children's Clothes Since 1750From the swaddling bands of the seventeenth century to the T-shirts of the 1980s, children's clothes provide a fascinating insight into the history of culture and ideas, and society's perception of the child. This book looks at children's clothes in their wildest possible context, relating the to changes in adult fashion, to new theories of childcare, and to new manufacturing methods. At the same time. it pays close attention to the garments themselves, examining when they were worn, and by whom, how much they cost, how they were made and cared for, and what their wearers thought of them. |
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adult fashion Art Gallery Ayrshire babies baby's babygown Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Museum Blaise Castle blouse bodice braid breeches broderie anglaise buttons cape caps Cassell's chemise child children's clothes coat collar corded corset Costume and Textiles Coupons decorated drawers dressmaking eighteenth century embroidered embroidery fabric families flannel frilled front panel garments girl's gown gymslip Harrods inches infants jacket knitted lace late Length linen long sleeves Manchester City Museums matching mid nineteenth-century mothers Museum and Art Museum of Childhood Museum of Costume muslin nappy neck outfit paintings patterns pelisse petticoats pinafore pleated popular portraits Princess printed cotton quilted rayon ribbon romper sailor suit satin shape shirt short shoulder silk siren suit skeleton suit skirt smock strips styles surviving swaddling Tate Gallery toddlers trimmed trousers tucks tunic waist waistcoat waistline wear Whitework women's dresses wool Workwoman's Guide worn York Castle Museum young boys young girls