Great Britain National Costumes

Pat Albeck, who died in September 2017, was a prolific and well-known textile and homewear designer. Pat started work in the 1950s and continued working throughout her life, including for John Lewis, The National Trust, and Emma Bridgewater. She’s most famous as being "Queen of the Tea Towel," particularly with the National Trust, and worked with them to produce tea towels from the 1970s to the present day. The book will show 100 of Pat's tea towel designs, and her son Matthew Rice (a... [Read More]

Highly illustrated. Library mylar covered Hardbound. 88 pages. First U.S. Edition.

Tartan is an enormously popular pattern in modern fashion and Scottish National Dress is recognised around the world. This book reveals the origin and development of tartans and Scottish national costume. Beginning as Highland dress, it was originally peculiar to certain areas of Scotland but is now generally accepted as its national costume.What was once ordinary working clothing of a distinctive local style has been formalised and embellished to turn it into a ceremonial dress suitable for day... [Read More]

This two-volume set presents information and images of the varied clothing and textiles of cultures around the world, allowing readers to better appreciate the richness and diversity of human culture and history.• Contributions from over 50 experts in their field• Dozens of photographs• A bibliographic listing of further reading and references with each section

Provides a look at the some of the brilliant costumes from various periods in history as presented in the paintings of master artists, such as Vela+a7zquez, Holbein, Hogarth, Raphael, and others, accompanied by quotes from William Hazlitt, Samuel Pepys, and other notable authors. Original.

`Even if you have never hosted a party before and your knowledge of the Middle Ages is limited to a few Robin Hood movies, you can host a medieval banquet, with the aid of this book, that no one is likely to forget. And there are enough historical tidbits thrown into this book that by the day of your banquet you will sound like an authority on medieval history' - from the introduction. This fun sequel to Constructing Medieval Furniture provides a solidly historical guide to reconstructing a feas... [Read More]

An Elizabethan Inheritance provides an account of the social, economic and artistic environment in which the owners of Hardwick Hall furnished the house with such sumptuous textiles.

Illustrates and describes clothing worn by men and women in Great Britain during the 1930s and 1940s, and shows how the outbreak of World War II affected popular fashions

This collection of over 200 designs from the National Trust covers wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, costume, tiles and ceramics. The designs range from medieval through renaissance and Arts and Crafts, right up to the 1930s and include geometric, floral, abstract and figurative designs.

Red Swingin Flapper Dress 20's Halloween Costume

God save the queen! This Union Jack dress is fashionably hip and trendy featuring the United Kingdom's flag in all it's sexy glory. Costume includes dress only. Other accessories are not included. These costumes look great on their own but would look even better along with many of our other costumes and accessories available in our

Black Swingin Flapper Dress 20's Halloween Costume