1st Edition

A Tailoring Guide to Pattern Drafting 1850-1900 Menswear for Theatre and Film, Volume 2

By Katerina Lawton Copyright 2026
224 Pages 103 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 103 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 103 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

A Tailoring Guide to Pattern Drafting, Volume 2 offers pattern drafting instructions for men’s most popular tailored garment styles from 1850 to 1900, used in theatres and film productions today. The second volume features a wide range of 19th-century garments, providing information and detailed instructions on the dress coat; dinner jacket; Norfolk jacket; reefer jacket; overcoat;... Read more

1. How to Use the Book  2. Tables of Standard Body Measurements  3. Seam Allowances  4. Dress Coat  5. Dinner Jacket  6. Norfolk Jacket  7. Reefer Jacket  8. Overcoat  9. Inverness Coat 10. Capes and Hoods  11. Dressing Gown  12. Pyjamas  13. Evening Dress Waistcoats  14. Collars and Lapels  15. Sleeves  16. Knickerbockers  17. Waistcoat and Trousers for the Corpulent Figure Bibliography

Biography

Katerina Lawton is Senior Lecturer for the BA (Hons) Costume course at the Arts University Bournemouth, a The Queen’s Anniversary Prize winner for Higher and Further Education from 2016 to 2018, and the winner of the silver award for costumes for the 2012 Olympics. She holds a BA (Hons) in Costume, a master’s degree in Tailoring, and a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) teaching qualification. Katerina is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She has worked or made costumes for organisations like the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the National Theatre, the Glyndebourne Opera Theatre, Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT), the Oxford Theatre, the Mayflower Theatre, and the Wessex Museums Partnership.