I just finished a college level program that used "Survey of Historic
Costume: A History of Western Dress" by Phyllis G. Tortora, Keith
Eubank. It's current and it brushes past history and costume, combining
social and political influences. As someone who was already very
interested in historic costume before I took the class, I must admit, I
found this book vague and well, lacking.
My favourite for teaching a class on Historic Costume would be 20,000 Years
of Fashion by Francois Boucher. I like the text and I like that it is full
of art that illustrates style.
Dawn Luckham
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