1st Edition
Recreating Historic Dress Clothing Gems from the Hereford Museum Clothing Collection, with Patterns
Recreating Historic Dress: Clothing Gems from the Hereford Museum Clothing Collection, with Patterns compiles patterns and information for 25 never-before-published garments from the historic clothing collection at the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery Resource Centre, Hereford, UK.
An accurate study of dress is dependent on the very close and careful examination of existing garments. Nancy Hills has conducted a detailed analysis of a range of garments, spanning the years 1755 through to 1954, carefully exploring what they can tell us and translating them into paper patterns. Each featured garment contains a detailed description, the pattern, historical context, and images of the full article of clothing and construction details from inside the garment. This book features an eclectic selection of clothing, including a comfortable 18th-century cotton caraco often worn for work, leisure, travel, or pregnancy, a simple cotton print dress worn in 1834 as a wedding dress, and two dresses, one from 1936 and one from 1954, that show a more elite pedigree, with their labels of popular London designers.
This book will be of interest to experienced costume designers and technicians, cutters and drapers, intermediate students of theatrical costume design, and historical reenactors.
1. Introduction 2. The Collection 3. 1750 Pink Wool Riding Habit 4. 1760 Grey-Green Silk Brocade Sack-Back 5 . 1775 White Cotton Caraco 6. 1780 Blue-Green Grosgrain Polonaise 7. 1783 Blue and White Striped Silk Polonaise 8. 1805 Brown and Tan Striped Silk High Waist Dress 9. 1810 White Cotton Lawn High Waist Dress with Appliques 10. 1825 White Floral Print Cotton Gauze Dress 11. 1834 Blue Striped Cotton Print Wedding Dress 12. 1850 Green Striped Wool Dress 13. 1865 Cream Silk Suit with Military Trim 14. 1875 Brown Wool and Brocade Cuirass 15. 1889 Red Silk Ensemble with Black Faceted Beads 16. 1898 Green Wool Tartan and Military Trim 17. 1902 Cream Wool Tennis Dress 18. 1908 Blue Silk and Lace Evening Dress 19. 1910 White Cotton Dress with Lace Inserts 20. 1915 Black and White Checked Wool Suit 21. 1916 Pink Linen Skirt and Blouse 22. 1924 Pink Silk Drop Waist Evening Dress 23. 1924 Cream and Purple Striped Drop Waist Silk Dress 24. 1933 Burgundy Velvet Bias Gown 25. 1936 Mushroom Wool Dress and Cape 26. 1945 Rose Rayon Crepe Utility Dress 27. 1954 Blue Floral Brocade Evening Gown 28. Recreating Fashion Exhibits Biographies Glossary of Terms Bibliography
Biography
Nancy E. Hills is a Full Professor at Utah State University, where she is head of the Theatre Costume Design program. Shows featuring her period piece designs include Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Miser, Enchanted April, Our Country’s Good, Emma, Much Ado About Nothing, Anna Karenina, A Christmas Carol, The Moors, Pericles, and Misalliance. In 2013, Nancy gave a TEDxTalk on the impact of WWII on clothing called Make Do and Mend and was the recipient of the Janet Arnold Award from the Society of Antiquaries in London.
Scott Nicklas is a graphic designer at Sports Training Systems in Portland, Oregon, where he specializes in developing educational materials for international gymnastics judges around the world. An Oregon State University graduate with a BFA in Graphic Design, in 2014 Scott designed graphic displays for Nancy's exhibits at the Society of Antiquaries, including Symphony in White, Shades of White, and More Shades of White.
