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Oh, I see your point--I'm only interested in late 18th-early 19th century, and the patterns seem to be taken from the real garments pictured.
And I think that's one of the dangers for Kohler, particularly for beginners. If they see the extant garments with patterns in the latter part of the book, and the smattering of extant garments with layouts for earlier periods, they could very well conclude that all the layouts are based on extant garments--including that bliaut with the "breast bags" that Robin mentioned earlier.
"Bad" books are fascinating in their own right as attempts to understand historic costume, often by comparing it to whatever was contemporary to the writer, but only for more advanced researchers.
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