192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
Clothing is the outward and visible sign of taste, discrimination, social attitude and status. In every culture, men and women pay enormous attention to the minutiae of dress and appearance. This authoritative study looks at both the social and physical aspects of clothes. It traces the history and development of clothing from the earliest times to the machine age, showing how fabrics,... Read more
Introduction 1 From skins to cloth 2 The construction of clothes 3 Basic and developing shapes 4 Women 5 Men 6 The art of construction 7 Ready-made clothes 8 The museum display 9 Costume gallery at the National Museums
Biography
Naomi Tarrant is Curator of Costume and Textiles in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, and a former Secretary of the Costume Committee of the International Council of Museums.
