History Of Costumes European Fashion Through The Ages

Discover Jane Austen’s Regency era through fashion! How did a Regency bride and groom dress for their wedding? Why did everyone wear hats? Cut out the fourteen colorful costumes, for both women and men, then dress up the dolls to explore the fashions of Jane Austen’s day. You'll soon be an expert on ball gowns, pantaloons, and petticoats!

Maidens in tasseled gowns and elaborate headpieces. Jousting knights in armor with swords and breastplates. Young men in flowing robes and wide-brimmed hats, others on horseback with decorative trappings. This superb collection displays a detailed gallery of costumes worn in the eleventh through fifteenth century, with captions translated from the original French of scholar Camille Bonnard and magnificent illustrations by Roman artist and engraver Paul Mercuri. Historically authentic, the images... [Read More]

Titanic Style explores the world of fashion and dress at the time of RMS Titanic’s famous voyage. We are taken through the wardrobes of passengers and crew of all classes and ages, from the most intimate undergarments to the warm overcoats needed on that last fearful cold night. The ship was a microcosm of post-Edwardian society, in which everyone belonged to a particular class and dressed accordingly. The luxurious attire of the ladies in first class, the cream of European and American soc... [Read More]

Profusely illustrated reference documents clothing styles of all classes — from garments of 10th-century Anglo-Saxons to the splendid coronation outfit of Anne Boleyn in the 16th century, with special attention paid  to such details as footwear, cuffs, collars, and hats. Includes information about dress-making construction and notes on social customs.

Spanning over a century of English history, the Tudor dynasty witnessed the steady growth and development of commerce between England and the European continent. One of the ways the resulting prosperity manifested itself was in the fashions worn by English monarchs and the growing middle class. That clothing is documented in this new addition to Dover’s popular coloring book series on the history of fashion.Encompassing clothing dating from the late fifteenth century to the early 1600s, 45 pla... [Read More]

In 1947, Christian Dior’s “New Look” was greeted with both shock and delight, making headlines around the world. Accompanying the exhibition opening at the Victoria and Albert Museum in September 2007, this lavish book focuses on Parisian and British couture between 1947 and 1957, the decade Dior hailed as fashion’s “golden age.” The “New Look” symbolized a new femininity. The full skirts and hourglass silhouettes were considered highly decadent, synonymous with luxury and prospe... [Read More]

From hoop skirts to bustles: a practical book that's also fun to colorAn era that saw women's fashions go from hoop skirts to softly draped bustles, the late Victorian and Edwardian periods also provided well-to-do ladies with elegant day dresses featuring leg-o'-mutton sleeves and lavish evening wear with plunging necklines. Twenty-nine colorable illustrations of fashionable apparel from the 1860s through 1910 depict — among other outfits — opera capes, frock coats, top hats, and knitted sw... [Read More]

This coloring book panorama of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century French fashions offers a fascinating survey of the changes in clothing style worn during and after the Revolution, and of clothing of the Napoleonic era in general.Forty-five plates of detailed, accurate illustrations include representative of claw-hammer frock, coats and vests for the well-dressed man, loose pantaloons and shorter skirts for the working classes, high-waisted promenade gowns for fashionable ladies, the ... [Read More]

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Style:"European and American Style Sleeve Style:REGULAR Silhouette:Ball Gown Fit:Fits true to size, take your normal size Sleeve Length(cm):Sleeveless Party Dress:Princess Dress Material:COTTON Built-in Bra:No Model Number:Dress Girls Clothes:Summer Dress Collar:O-neck Gender:Girls Department Name:Children Costume For Kids:Girls Dress Suitable For Age:4-12 years old Dresses Length:Ankle-Length Place Of Origin:Guangdong, China (Mainland) Kids Dresses For Girls:Costume For Kids Pattern Type:Solid ... [Read More]

Costume and Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages

A Cyclopedia of Costume, Or, Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; A General Chronological History of t Height : 0.55 In Length : 9.69 In Width : 7.44 In Weight : 1.05

A Cyclopedia of Costume, Or, Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; A General Chronological History of t Height : 0.65 In Length : 9.69 In Width : 7.44 In Weight : 1.23