The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society 1500 ? 1914 - Brossura

Ashelford, Jane

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1905400799 ISBN 13: 9781905400799

Casa editrice: National Trust, 2009

Riassunto

A fascinating account of the history of dress over the past four centuries, this volume is a sumptuous visual feast for all costume designers, historians, fashion students, and fashion lovers The clothes worn by our ancestors afford an unparalleled insight into lifestyles that have disappeared forever. Here, Jane Ashelford has used the National Trust's stunning costume and textile collections as well as its historic house portraits, family correspondence, diaries, and household papers to produce a history that goes beyond a mere chronicle of cut, shape, and decoration. She looks at the social aspects of dress and what people of all ages wore at all levels of society, from swaddling bands to widow's weeds, describing not only garment details and the manner of wearing in historical context but also offering excerpts from writings by contemporaries. Men's, women's, children's, and servant's attire and accessories provide vital information about the taste, preoccupations, and aspirations of the individuals who wore them, and the world in which they lived.

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L'autore:

Jane Ashelford is also the author of The Care of Clothes.

Product Description:

The clothes worn by our ancestors afford an unparalleled insight into lifestyles that have disappeared forever. Choice of dress has always been governed by a series of influences - social and economic, artistic and technical - and, of course, the vagaries of individual taste. Jane Ashelford has used the National Trust's stunning costume and textile collections as well as its historic house portraits, family correspondence, diaries and household papers to produce a fascinating account of the history of dress over the past four centuries

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• Editore: National Trust
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1905400799
• ISBN 13: 9781905400799
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320