2 dolls, 16 authentic costumes accurately represent fashions of the Byzantine Empire from A.D. 395-1453. Includes elaborately decorated tunics, brocaded silk stoles, shirts enhanced with patterned appliqué, pantaloons of rich silk, and more. Accompanied by elaborate headdresses, shoes with pointed toes, dazzling pieces of jewelry, and other authentic period accessories. Dover Original.
Victorian Fashion in America: 264 Vintage Photographs by Kristina Harris Vintage photographs depict girls playing dress-up in their mothers' clothes, a boy dressed in Little Lord Fauntleroy style, and scores of other representative portraits. Captions.
The Mode in Costume: A Historical Survey with 202 Plates by R. Turner Wilcox From ancient Roman togas to modern Dior gowns, this lavishly illustrated treasury reflects men's, women's, and children's fashions from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook for illustrators and compulsive reading for fashionistas.
Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques by S. S. Gordon Patterns, instructions for creating over 60 garments and parts of wearing apparel: leg-o-mutton sleeves, broad collars, military cape, knickerbockers, bloomers, opera cloak, riding breeches, and much more.
Renaissance and Medieval Costume by Camille Bonnard This illustrated study displays a detailed gallery of costumes worn in the 11th through the 15th centuries. The 120 full-color plates exhibit apparel worn by nobility, knights, soldiers, the bourgeois, ecclesiastics, and citizens of all classes.
