A Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western DressA basic text for those who want an overview and chronology of western costume, it discusses the dress of each era within its historical, cultural and economic contexts. |
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... skirts ; young men white shirts and bow ties . Almost all of the women have arranged their hair in a pompadour . ( Photograph courtesy , Almeda Brackbill Scheid . ) FIGURE 15.7 Almost all of the fashionable variations of skirt. daytime ...
... skirts ; young men white shirts and bow ties . Almost all of the women have arranged their hair in a pompadour . ( Photograph courtesy , Almeda Brackbill Scheid . ) FIGURE 15.7 Almost all of the fashionable variations of skirt. daytime ...
Page 361
... skirt that buttoned under the crotch to form drawers was called cami- knickers . This garment was especially popular as skirts grew shorter . Wider skirts required fuller petti- coats . daytime dresses One - piece dresses were still ...
... skirt that buttoned under the crotch to form drawers was called cami- knickers . This garment was especially popular as skirts grew shorter . Wider skirts required fuller petti- coats . daytime dresses One - piece dresses were still ...
Page 420
... skirts , slips with full skirts , often with a ruffle around the hem , were worn while the narrower skirts required a straight slip . Under evening and wedding dresses a hoop petticoat might also be used . ( See Figure 17.3 . ) daytime ...
... skirts , slips with full skirts , often with a ruffle around the hem , were worn while the narrower skirts required a straight slip . Under evening and wedding dresses a hoop petticoat might also be used . ( See Figure 17.3 . ) daytime ...
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