- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications; Dover ed edition (Aug 22 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486281620
- ISBN-13: 978-0486281629
- Product Dimensions: 30.4 x 23.1 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 907 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,242,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fascinating panorama of styles — from diaphanous gowns of Egyptian royalty to the 1920s wardrobe of American flappers. The book is separated into three sections: "Costume of the Ancient World," covering Greece, Rome, and Egypt; "European Costume," which runs the gamut from the Medieval Period to 1918; and finally "American Costume."
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Mixed bag,
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This review is from: What People Wore: 1,800 Illustrations from Ancient Times to the Early Twentieth Century (Paperback)
This book is the culmination of research done by Mr. Gorsline. He has recreated the illustrations based upon research done primarily in the New York Library system. Many of his drawings have a reference... but that reference isn't formatted in such a way you could actually find out anything useful. For that reason it's not a particularly good choice for serious "historical" costumers. But if you're willing to accept that limitation, it is a nice reference, particularly the collected drawings of hair and head coverings.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great reference, especially for early clothing and hair,
By Elizabeth (Milpitas, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What People Wore: 1,800 Illustrations from Ancient Times to the Early Twentieth Century (Paperback)
I received this book as a gift, and have found it very useful in creating accurate costumes, especially for the Medieval styles. The later (Victorian, Edwardian, etc.) chapters have been less useful to me because they offer limited examples of a few different garments from each time period. Fashions changed so much more quickly after the Renaissance, that a more detailed look at the styles of each decade, or each year, in each locality after the 16th century, would be much more useful. The chapters on medieval and ancient fashions, however, are extremely useful to me, because the images are taken from contemporary manuscripts and illustrations and represent a time period for which we know comparatively little about the garments most people wore, although research continues. The drawings make it easy to see the line of each garment and its shape, which is very helpful in drafting patterns for such garments, and the illustrations of hairstyles and head coverings are also very clear and understandable. This book is most useful as one book in a library of costume publications, as it does not contain much, if any, information regarding fabric weaves, colors, embroidery, etc.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Designs minus beauty,
By Raphael Collin "Rafe" (Jersey City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What People Wore: 1,800 Illustrations from Ancient Times to the Early Twentieth Century (Paperback)
This book contains a great deal of visual information on clothing throughout the world and through the ages. It makes a good reference. However, unlike Racinet's dazzling Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes, it is not beautiful. The images are functional, but not inspirational.
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