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AUTHENTIC TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY FASHION PATTERNS
Kristina
Harris Reproduced
from rare original issues of
The Voice of
Fashion these
patterns show that although most ladies’ fashions of the 1890s were
designed to conceal the body behind high necks, long sleeves and full long
skirts, a lively interest in revealing the female figure persisted.
Costume enthusiasts interested in recreating exact copies of vintage
clothing will find this book an indispensable guide.
Over 575 black and white illustration.
144pp
28357-7.........$10.95
100
YEARS OF WESTERN WEAR, Tyler
Beard. Examine
how function inspired what cowboys, cowgirls and
their little buckaroos and bucarettes wore out West and East from 1890 to
the 1990s. 125
dazzling color photos and 45 black and white pictures, lively commentary and
more. 160pp.
LA-GS40...............$25.00
1920S
FASHION ,FROM
B. ALTMAN & COMPANY Svelte
flappers in
smart frocks and chic hats personify the style of the Jazz Age, and this
outstanding resource features hundreds of such deliciously distinctive
images. Over
700 illustrations, detailed
descriptions and prices for a vast array of upscale women's clothing
and accessories.
40293-2........$12.95
1920s FASHION DESIGN from Pepin Press This is a 240 page picture book of garments from the 1920s for women, men and children. An invaluable reference to the designer.
QS232-7...........$29.95
A
HISTORY OF JEWELLERY,
1100 -
1870 by Joan Evans
For anyone interested in the long and fascinating history of
handcrafted jewelry, this
is a superb sourcebook of extremely rare ornamentation.
This is
a rich and detailed study that will appeal to fashion and costume
historians, collectors, and lovers of things antique.
26122-0....................$19.95
A
SOURCE BOOK IN THEATRICAL HISTORY - TWENTY-FIVE
CENTURIES OF STAGE HISTORY IN MORE THAN 300 BASIC DOCUMENTS AND OTHER
PRIMARY MATERIAL A.
M. Nagler The
only book of its kind in English, Professor Nagler’s book is unequalled in
its ability to convey a living sense of what the stage was like in its
greatest periods. 85
illustrations 611pp. Paperbound
20515-0
……… $17.95
ADAPTABLE
STAGE COSTUME FOR WOMEN,
A hundred
in one costume designed by Elizabeth Russell
Starting
with a basic bodice and skirt, the author shows how additions
and accessories adapt the costume to each period from Saxon to Victorian.
There are simple instructions and pictures of
completed costumes; and there are patterns and sewing layouts, drawn
to scale on squared paper for each addition.
PP558-8......$20.00
AFTER
A FASHION: How to
Reproduce, Restore and Wear Vintage Styles.
F. Grimble. This
book tells how to make authentic historic reproductions and how to mend
and alter vintage clothes.
This practical, information-packed guide includes many techniques
developed by Frances Grimble.
Detailed drawings by Deborah Kuhn enhance the style, descriptions and
step-by-step instructions. After
a Fashion covers medieval through Art Deco styles.
It guides readers through each stage of a reproduction project as
well as advises them on all aspects of collecting vintage clothes.
The pattern-making and sewing instructions are useful
to sewers at any experience level.
An appendix lists over 300 sources for supplies, vintage clothes and
information.
352 pp. 147
line drawings
LAV-1..............$40.00
ALTMAN’S
SPRING AND SUMMER FASHIONS CATALOG, 1915 B.
Altman & Co. One
of New York City’s oldest department stores (until its demise in the
1980s), B. Altman &
Co. catered to the middle and upper classes.
Its Fifth Ave. store carried items that ranged from stylish clothing
for men, women and children to rare art objects, lace curtains and tennis
supplies. This
excellent reproduction of Altman’s
Spring and Summer fashions catalog for 1915 offers an intriguing look at
what well-to-do New Yorkers and out-of-towners were buying in the years just
before America’s entry into the First World War.
Over 900 illustrations and photographs.
96pp.
28527-5.................$10.95
AMERICAN
VICTORIAN COSTUME IN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS Priscilla
Harris Dalrymple The
Victorian era was the first to be recorded in photographs.
This book on Victorian costume is illustrated soley by American
photographs from the 1840s to the turn of the century.
288 b/w pictures 112pp. Paperbound
26533-1………..$14.95
AMERICAN
DRESS PATTERN CATALOGS, 1873-1909:Four
Complete Reprints, Nancy Bryk. Over
3.500 rare illustrations depict everything from bicycle suits to evening
wear. Invaluable reference; rich
copyright-free course for designers and illustrators.
160pp.
25654-5.............$10.95
ANCIENT
EUROPEAN COSTUME AND FASHION, by
Herbert Norris Until
the publication n of this book, there was no single, comprehensive volume
devoted to the costume of ancient Europe. To remedy the need, noted
English costume authority Herbert Norris compiled this meticulously
researched study beginning with the clothing of Paleolithic times and
continuing up to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
40723-3...........$16.95
ART
OF DRAWN WORK,
THE
edited by Jules
& Kaethe Kliot from
the "Metropolitan Art Series" Vol. 2, No. 1 March
1896
LA-LA63................$28.00
ART
OF HAIRWORK, HAIR BRAIDING AND JEWELRY OF SENTIMENT,
THE
Mark
Campbell. Hair
work and braiding at its height
of sophistication is detailed in the re-publication of the 1875 edition.
Much akin in techniques to Kumi-Himo, these rely on openness and
texture rather than color. Supplemented
by material from Godey’s
Lady’s Book from years 1850-1859. Should
appeal to craft persons, historians, jewelers and collectors.
208pp.
LA-LA65....................$24.00
AUTHENTIC
EVERYDAY DRESS OF THE RENAISSANCE, All
154 Plates from the “Trachtenbuch”, Weiditz.
This classic work is among the
earliest of the great costume books of the 16th
century. As a social document,
it is one of the most fascinating of its time, delineating not only the
dress of Europeans of all classes, but depicting details of farming customs,
sporting events, the marketplace and more.
The principal focus is on the costumes of Spain, but The Netherlands,
Italy, France, Germany, England,
Ireland,
and Portugal are also depicted. 144pp.
27875-8............$12.95
AUTHENTIC
VICTORIAN DRESSMAKING
TECHNIQUES edited
by Kristina Harris At
the turn of the century, ladies of privilege could easily afford their
own dressmakers, and even
middle-class housewives occasionally employed
competent seamstresses. But many
women did their own sewing,
often relying on Dressmaking, Up to Date, a how-to book published by the
Butterick Publishing Company. First
published in 1905 and widely
considered the first modern American sewing book, this extremely rare volume
is published here complete and unabridged.
40485-4.................$10.95
AUTHENTIC
VICTORIAN FASHION PATTERNS - A COMPLETE LADY’S WARDROBE Edited
by Kristina Harris
40721-7........$13.95
BATTENBERG
AND POINT LACE, Nellie
Clarke, ed. by Jules and Kathe Kliot.
Battenberg lace utilizes a
premade tape in the popular needle lace technique.
This re-publication
of the 1912 Priscilla Battenberg and Point Lace Book is the most
complete Battenberg Lace book currently available.
A full description of over 100 stitches and a catalog of over 100
traditional lace designs from the 1900s, all currently available.
Includes collars, handkerchiefs, curtains, table linens, tie ends and
decorative motifs. 64pp.
LA-LA34...............$12.00
THE BLUE BOOK OF MEN'S TAILORING: GRAND EDITION OF SUPREME SYSTEM For Producing Men's Garments (1907) by Frederick T. Croonborg One of the best-known books on men's tailoring, "THE BLUE BOOK OF MEN'S TAILORING" is again available, now in an enlarged edition edited by R.L. Shep, which includes extensive and detailed excerpts from "The Blue Book of Etiquette for Men" (1905) by Charles Harcourt. Croonborg's original work has extensive patterns and illustrations for vests, trousers, and coats of all kinds - including occupational coats (livery, etc). This work is also notable for a large section on military uniforms of the United States, including descriptions, illustrations and tailoring drafts. Sections on cutting cloth and tailoring techniques are also included. 256 pp, 8 1/2 X 11, quality paperbound.
SH-31......$29.95
BUCKSKIN
BASICS AND WORKBOOK By
Sparrow Hawk This
book teaches the rudiments of cutting and sewing
buckskin garments, as well as giving guidelines for
identifying and caring for various leathers.
Y-BUCK..............$18.00
BUTTERICK’S
1892 METROPOLITAN FASHIONS, The
Butterick Publishing Co. For
more than a century, Butterick has been one of the principal pattern makers
for clothing both in Great Britain and America.
This book,
reprinted from a rare original copy of Butterick’s autumn and winter
catalog for 1892-93, presents
over 1,000 illustrations of garments for which Butterick offered patterns.
Historians and enthusiasts of fashion and dress, needleworkers and
others fascinated by this period will love browsing through this book, and
keeping it handy for a reference. 160pp.
27983-9........$11.95
CHILDREN’S
FASHIONS, 1860-1912;
1,065 Costume Designs from “La Mode Illustree”.
Olian. One
of the most popular French fashion periodicals during the second half of the
19th century, La Mode Illustree was a “family magazine” that devoted
considerable space to children. The
publication depicted youngsters in clothing styles that ranged from
miniaturized adult fashions to loose-fitting and comfortable garments
designed to permit physical activity.
128pp.
27615-5............$12.95
CHILDREN’S
FASHIONS OF THE PAST IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Alison
Mager A
collection of photographs devoted to American and European children from the
1860s to the 1920s. 165
photographs 89pp.
23697-8………….$10.95
CHURCH
VESTMENTS Their Origin and Development
by
Herbert Norris Replete
with fascinating historical fact and lore, this volume is an indispensable
reference for students, scholars, cultural historians, and costume
designers. Its charm and
readability make it similarly appealing to anyone interested in
ecclesiastical attire. 206pp.
276 b/w illustrations with 8 page color insert.
42256-9……….$17.00
CIVIL
WAR COOKING: THE HOUSEKEEPER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA (1861)
Mrs. E. F. Haskell. Not
just hundreds of recipes but also a look at another way of life and
entertaining, managing servants, putting up fruit etc.
A must for research and reenactors.
236pp.
SH-15..................$29.95
CIVIL
WAR ETIQUETTE: Martine’s
Handbook & Vulgarism in Conversation.
The best etiquette book of the time is combined with a dictionary of
vulgarisms and then illustrated from Godey’s Lady’s Books and with some
uniforms. The perfect tool for both
research and reenactments. 236pp.
SH-07.................$16.95
CIVIL
WAR GENTLEMEN: 1860s
Apparel Arts & Uniforms. Shep
and Salisburg. Contains
pattern drafts, fashion plates, drawings, never before published photographs and
a panoramic collage of Civil War images. Includes
sections on shirts, accessories, and boy’s clothing, plus an article of the
uniforms of New York’s 7th Regiment. Exciting
material for the Civil War re-enactors,
museum curators, fashion designers,
historians and theatrical costumers. 288pp.
Profusely illustrated.
SH-20...............$26.95
CIVIL
WAR LADIES: Fashions
and Needle arts of the Early 1860s. Shep.
This is primary source material
from “Peterson’s
Magazine”,
1861, which was just into the Civil War, and “Peterson’s
Magazine”,
1864, just before the end of it. Peterson’s
was a very practical magazine concentrating on fashions and all of the
needle-arts, including knitting, crochet , embroidery, and dressmaking.
By eliminating the stories from the originals, the editor has put working
instructions plus hundreds of illustrations of costumes, accessories and
patterns into one volume. Added are
illustrations of hairstyles and hair jewelry.
This is a valuable book for costumers, re-enactors, historians, and
museum curators alike. It will also
appeal to embroiderers, knitters, and other needle-arts people who want
to re-discover some
of the older techniques and create
historical articles.
SH-09............$26.95
CIVIL
WAR MASCOTS AND PETS; Stories
of Man’s Best Friend and Other Faithful Companions by Bernadette Loeffel
Atkins. This
is a charming and heartfelt collection of tales featuring pets kept by soldiers,
leaders and regiments in the Civil War. It
is an entertaining and positive look at the mascots, four-legged or feathered,
in camps and at the front with the men who fought that difficult war.
30 pp. Paperbound
SH-50..............$7.95
COMPLETE
GUIDE TO PRACTICAL CUTTING,
THE (1853),
by Edward Minister & Son- 2nd Rev. Edition. This
legendary work is the basis for the Minister System.
Two volumes in one, covering all types of men’s garments and some ladies. Additional
fashion plates. A
treasure. 480 pp.
SH-18............$31.95
COSTUMES AND SETTINGS FOR HISTORICAL PLAYS - VOLUME ONE THE CLASSICAL PERIOD, Ancient through Early Middle Ages by Jack Cassin- Scott This is the first volume in a series of books about costumes and settings for historical plays. The concept is to offer a full spectrum of design ideas for a particular period.
PP951-X.........$25.00
COSTUME
IN GREEK CLASSIC DRAMA Iris
Brooke
At the peak of its perfection in the 5th c. BC the glory of classical
Greed drama was matched by the magnificence of its costumes..
This author vividly describes what performers wore in plays by Aeschylus,
Sophocles and Euripides. 53 b/w illustrations 116 pp. paperbound
42983-0………$9.95
COSTUME
OF ANCIENT ROME by
David J. Symons Costume
of men and women from early Italy including examples of Etruscan dress;
the classical Roman dress of both men and
women c. 200 BC - AD 250; the latter
costume, detailing changes in styles from AD 250-600, plus selected
examples of the main types of military costumes.
65 pages, 100 line drawings and 8 colour plates.
PP5327-3.........$17.00
COSTUMES
OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS Thomas
Hope From
headdress to sandals, from warrior’s armor to priestess’ robes, the authentic
costumes of people from all walks of life in the Roman and Greek civilizations
are here pictured comprehensively and clearly.
700 illustrations 300pp paperbound
20021-3……$11.95
CORSETS;
A VISUAL HISTORY. Shep.
Hundreds of illustrations from
advertisements and catalogues- 19th and 20th centuries.
272 pp.
SH-21...................$26.95
CORSETS
AND CRINOLINES, Nora
Waugh. This
book is a study of the silhouette of women’s dress and how it was produced.
How simple laced bodices became corsets of cane,
whalebone and steel, while padding
at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and
bustles. Structural drawings and
patterns made from existing specimens are provided.
Quotations from contemporary sources describe the garments and their
under-structures and show how they were viewed by the people who saw them.
176pp.
PP526-2.........$29.00
COSTUME
IN DETAIL 1730-1930
by
Nancy Bradfield
390 pages of detailed sketches of women's
clothing
1730 through
1930.
(Fantastic book! )
QS-2173.......$35.00
COSTUME
IN NEW FRANCE FROM 1740 TO1760 - A Visual Dictionary by
Suzanne and Andre Gousse
How
did people dress in New France? What did the clothing mentioned in the
inventories of their houses and stores look like? What is a casaquin, a
justaucorps, a mantelet, a tetiere, or more simply a jupe or a bonnet. Did the
famous red tuque or wook cap exist around 1750? And the capot, what was its cut
and pattern? This book answers these questions and many many more.
LAFLEUR-BOOK.........$24.95
COSTUME
OF ANCIENT ROME by
David J. Symons
Costume
of men and women from early Italy including examples of Etruscan dress; the
classical Roman dress of both men and women
c. 200 BC - AD 250; the latter
costume, detailing changes in styles from AD 250-600, plus selected examples of
the main types of military costumes. 65
pages, 100 line drawings and 8 colour plates.
PP5327-3.........$17.00
COSTUME
THE PERFORMING PARTNER, Lewis.
For
actors and lovers of theatrical illusion. All
aspects of costume are divided into 3 sections; The Role of Costume,
Improvisation, and Innovative Costuming and Putting the Costume to Use.
186pp.
LA-PC10............$12.00
COSTUME
THROUGH THE AGES, over
1400 illustrations by Erhard Klepper Painstaking
researched and meticulously detailed, this book will be an invaluable asset and
resource for students, illustrators, costume and cultural historians or anyone
interested in the history of fashion.
40722-5.....................$9.95
CUT
MY COTE, Dorothy
K. Burnham, Royal Ontario Museum Textile Department.
The simple tradition garments of
many cultures have both consistency and incredible variety.
This book explores the common element of the straight woven fabric as it
is simply shaped to form this governing designs element.
Specifically recommended for weavers with interest in costume design.
36pp.
LA-RO01
..........$12.00
CUTTING
A FASHIONABLE FIT, Claudia
Kidwell. A
thorough and fascinating survey of garment drafting systems and machines.
163pp.
LA-SO01................$10.00
DICTIONARY
OF COSTUME AND FASHION - Historic
and Modern, A by
Mary Brooks Picken While
most of us would have little difficulty in recognizing a buckle,
40294-0...........$14.95
DRAFTING
& PATTERN DESIGNING (1924),
by Women’s Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences.
A complete course in pattern
drafting for the creation of the flat pattern focusing on the styles of the
early 1920s. Specific instructions
are provided for foundation drafts for
LA-LA92..........$22.00
DRESSING
UP VINTAGE, by
Tracy Tolkien From
Coco Chanel to Calvin Klein and pill-box hats to power suits, this book covers
the many styles and trends of post-war fashions and offers valuable advice on
finding and caring for vintage clothes and accessories. Hardback 168
pages
LA-RZ47...............$35.00
EARLY
VICTORIAN MEN (1838), edited
by R. L. Shep
SH-28...............$23.95
EDWARDIAN
HATS: the Art of
Millinery (1909)
Mme.
Anna Ben-Yusuf Practical
lessons on all types of women’s hats, children’s hats, mourning hats, straw
hats, bows, draping and trimming, ribbons
and silk flowers with a Glossary of Millinery & dry goods terms.
SH-02...............$24.95
ELIZABETHAN
COSTUMING FOR THE YEARS 1550-1580. Janet
Winter & Carolyn Savoy. Clear
instructions on how to design and construct the basic garments for the different
classes in Elizabethan England. An
informative introduction reviews the immediate history of England in the 16th
century and the lifestyle of the Elizabethans for a better understanding of
clothing design. Good source for Renaissance Faire costumes. 200 pp.
LA-OP03..........$17.00
EMBROIDERY
WITH BEADS,
Angela Thompson. The
most complete and authoritative book on bead embellishment, this book is
geared to the embroiderer who wishes to add highlights to any garment or
decorative piece. Techniques
include stitchery, canvas work, smocking, quilting,
drawn work, net embroidery, fringes, and tassels while application
techniques include tambour and needle methods, stringing and weaving.
The use of bead embroidery for theater, fashion and church are explored
with projects presented for the reader.
120pp.
Hardcover.
LA-LA69...............$30.00
ENGLISH
CHILDREN’S COSTUME 1775-1920 Iris
Brooke -
This
engaging book traces the changes from children dressing like adults to
dressing as children with illustrations depicting styles at 5 or 10 year
intervals, from 1775 when distinctive costume for children first made its
appearance to 1920. 40
illustrations. 96
pp. Paperbound
42984-9……….
$7.95
ENGLISH
COSTUME FROM THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES THROUGH THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, by
Iris Brooke This
comprehensive, profusely illustrated reference not only thoroughly
documents what English people wore from the 10th c. through the 1500s
(noting in particular the striking contrast between clothing worn by the
nobility and the laboring classes), but also contains a tremendous amount
of information about dressmaking as well as informative notes about the
social customs of the period.
41238-5...........$17.95
ENGLISH
COSTUME FROM THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES THROUGH NINETEENTH CENTURIES, by
Iris Brooke and James Laver Four
hundred detailed, accurate illustrations (including 28 plates in full
color) depict elegant dresses with Medici collars worn by smartly attired
ladies of the 17th century; long coats for men in the early 1700s that
covered breeches and waistcoats; top hats and trousers; classic
Empire-style dresses of the early 1800s; high-necked dresses with
leg-of-mutton sleeves; men's Norfolk jackets and ankle-length greatcoats
worn at the end of the 19th century; and much more. Hairstyles,
beards, hats, and cravats also are illustrated in fine detail.
41239-3...........$17.95
ENGLISH
COSTUME OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES -Tenth - Thirteenth Century by
Iris Brooke and William-Alon Landes
This volume deals with four centuries of costumes and fashions,
taking us from Anglo-Saxon tunics and gowns to the clothing of 1300.
Primary sources are used to show the development of the garments and how
they were made.
PP945-5.........$23.00
PP946-3............$23.00
ENGLISH COSTUME IN THE AGE OF ELIZABETH -Sixteenth Century by Iris Brooke and William-Alan Landes This volume deals with the design of costumes and fashions of the Tudor period, taking us from the end of the 15th c. to the beginning of the English renaissance. Colour plates enrich the visual experience.
PP947-1...........$23.00
ENGLISH
WOMEN’S CLOTHING IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY:
A Comprehensive Guide With 1,117 Illustrations. C. Willett Cunninghton.
Fascinating overview based
on rare period photographs, periodicals, other contemporary sources,
depicting and describing hundreds of fashions; morning dresses, riding
outfits, carriage costumes, evening dresses, bridal gowns, millinery,
footwear, underclothing, and more. 460pp.
26323-1............$24.95
EUROPEAN
COSTUME OF THE SIXTEEN THROUGH EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES IN FULL COLOR:
150
Illustrations.
This beautiful book, reprinted directly from a rare and valuable
19th century edition, presents pages of authentic European fashions from
the late Renaissance though the 18th Century, superbly rendered in full
color. Many different social
stations and occupations are represented and many different nations as
well, among them France, England, Spain, Germany, Flanders, Holland,
Switzerland and Portugal. There are portraits of Louis XII and Louis XIV
of France, Pope Julius II and King Charles I of England.
Nobles of many lands are depicted along with ballet dancers,
soldiers, monks, merchants, servants, and peasants.
96pp.
28519-7..........$17.95
EVERYDAY
DRESS 1650-1900 Elizabeth
Ewing The clothes worn by the
majority; a general account of the costume that clothed the mass of the
English population and was not ruled by the dictates of high fashion,
which was by definition
rapidly changing and worn by an exclusive group.
Told as much as possible through first-hand descriptions in diaries
and contemporary writing, the story includes accounts of shops and
shopping. The technical
advances of the Industrial Revolution are the use of sweated labor in the
clothing trade are an essential part of the story.
Over 120 illustrations 144pp.
PP750-4.........$24.00
EVERYDAY FASHIONS, 1909-1920, AS PICTURED IN SEARS CATALOG Olian. This new volume focuses primarily on clothing for women and children, and authentically documents a wide array of costumes worn between 1909 and 1920. Among the outfits displayed for women are elegant silk and taffeta dresses for special occasions, everyday dresses of wool, two-piece serge suits and charming hats. Children’s wear is also documented. An entertaining record of what Americans were wearing on the threshold of the Roaring Twenties.