> I've just got some bonus money and I'm planning on spending some of it on > books. I'm looking for a book that will show me internal construction > details of Victorian era clothing preferably using detailed photos. Looking > on Amazon I found Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston, so > for those who have a copy does it include these sort of details (or it is > external decorative details like embroidery or ruching).
There are very few books that have internal construction details. The best I've found (besides Janet Arnold's work) is Nancy Bradfield's _Costume in Detail 1730-1930_ - but she doesn't show photographs, it's all line drawings. Another place you could look is Your Wardrobe Unlocked: http://yourwardrobeunlockd.com/ which is a subscription website. There is a series of photographic essays there on the construction of women's clothing circa 1865-ish. Of course, I'm not unbiased about them, as I wrote 'em ;-) The final one covering ball gown bodices will be out next month. I started my vintage collection because I couldn't find detailed construction information already published. *sigh* Ebay is a great source for acquiring your very own Victorian construction example. Best of luck! -sunny _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
