The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930
Most useful. . . Recommended. --Times EducationSupplementSerious and beautifully illustrated. --ObserverA definitive work. . . Highly recommended. --LibraryJournalRewarding to anyone interested in the history of women as people. --Christian Science MonitorThe method is impeccable, the presentation flawless and the information fascinating. The scaled cutting diagrams are readily useable. --Educational Theatre JournalFor more than 30 years Norah Waugh lectured and taught practical work in the Theatre Department of the Central School of Art and Design, London . . . Words cannot describe the completeness of this text. 75 cutting diagrams, 54 tailors' patterns and 71 plates of illustrations are so well aligned and explained that accuracy of both historical choice and technical construction can readily be achieved . . . A necessity for costume departments, its inclusion of delightful comments by `contemporary sources' makes the book pleasant reading for anyone. --Choice: Books forCollege LibrariesWhen did long and slender replace static curves? Why didn't France ever adopt the mantua, which was all the rage in Spain? What impact did `ready-made' have on fashion? What did the growing independence of women in the late 1800s and beyond have on women's, and men's dress?. --News Advocate