On Nov 21, 2008, at 8:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry I missed the original post. While I agree with the above
assessment,
I think "Costume in Detail" is a MUST HAVE for anyone who is
halfway serious
into study of garments of this period. They provide so many
details on the
interior construction, plus line drawings of sources that you can
then track
down elsewhere.
I agree. This book shows you the details of how things are fastened
on the inside, which for some of these garments is a fairly intricate
process, and as Ann notes, how things are put together--where the
bones are, how the linings are put in, etc. It's not a book of
patterns and probably wouldn't help a beginner, but for someone who
really wants to know how clothing was made in the past, this has some
great information. Bradfield doesn't always show you the specific
details you want to see, and she might not include exactly the style
you want from exactly the year you want, but what she does include is
very valuable.
I'd also second a recommendation for Waugh's Corsets and Crinolines.
It's true that it does not include construction information and thus
might not be helpful for a beginner. But it does have scaled
patterns taken from extant corsets that one can enlarge and re-size
instead of starting from scratch, and the selection of dates and
styles is pretty good. I've used it many, many times.
I would not recommend spending money for anything Norris wrote, as he
is extremely unreliable.
Melanie Schuessler
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