This book provides a deep-dive into the dressmaking of the late Eighteenth Century.By combining the author's experience with drafting patterns from surviving eighteenth-century garments with fashion plates and period-correct reproduction methods this book offers a glimpse at what these vanished fashions actually looked like in real-life and provide the means for others to do the same.Offers historical context on the socio-political, cultural, and economics factors behind the fashion revolution in the late eighteenth century.About the AuthorCarolyn Dowdell is an academic dress historian with a master's degree from the University of Alberta, Canada and doctorate from Queen's University, Canada in the field of Dress History and Material Culture Studies. She is a social media personality and content developer under the brand name "The Modern Mantua Maker".
Book InformationISBN 9781032080512
Author Carolyn DowdellFormat Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Focal PressPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd