Janet Arnold – Patterns of Fashion 4: The Cut and Construction of Linen Shirts, Smocks, Neckwear, Headwear and Accessories for Men and Women C. 1540-1660

No one interested in the history of dress, from art historians to stage designers, from museum curators to teachers of fashion and costume, can function effectively without Janet Arnold’s „Patterns of Fashion” series. Since her untimely death in 1998, admirers of her work have been waiting, with increasing impatience, for the promised volume devoted to the linen clothes of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods, a companion to her previous volume on tailored clothes of the same era. Planned and partly prepared by Janet herself, and completed by Jenny Tiramani, Janet’s last pupil, no other book exists that is dedicated to the linen clothes that covered the body from the skin outwards. It contains full colour portraits and photographs of details of garments in the explanatory section, as well as patterns for 86 items of linen clothing, which range from men’s shirts and women’s smocks, from superb ruffs and collars to boot hose and children’s stomachers. Beautifully produced, it is an invaluable guide to both the history and the recreation of these wonderful garments. There are 178 and White I #1 ebook pdf mobi epub" style="text-decoration: underline">black and white illustrations and photographs, 86 patterns and detail, 433 color photographs.

„Patterns of Fashion 4 includes abundant examples of paintings and extant garments photographed and reproduced in extremely high quality color. Patterns are basically 1/8 = 1″ scale, very clearly drawn and accompanied by extensive written detail.

All the books in the Patterns of Fashion series provide excellent research. Studying their text and patterns will only enrich one’s understanding of historical clothing construction.”

– Myra Bullington Theatre Design & Technology   źródło opisu: Costume & Fashion Press, 2008 źródło okładki: http://www.quitespecificmedia.com/flipbooks/QSMCat…»