About this title: Bonnets, capes, caps, shawls, bodices, and crinolines as people actually wore them -- from 1840 to 1914. 235 early photos show aristocrats and the middle class as well as celebrities.
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Softback, Ex-Library, with usual stamps markings, in fair condition, suitable as a reading copy, 104pages., 550grams, ISBN: 0486242056. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Great reference for collectors of period clothing, with numerous images showing fashion trends and styles. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Good+ 8vo. 104pp. Illus. Covers creased. "An unabridges and slightly corrected replication of a the work originall published by Faber and Faber in 1963 under the title 'Fashion and Reality (1840-1914)'" read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1982-01-01
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Very Good. Tight, bright, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, cracked at title page, cover lift, corners bumped, ships in a box with delivery confirmation. read more
Description: Fine. 0486242056 Excellent condition, like brand new. NO creasing on covers or spine, covers crisp & clean. Pages are pristine, NO highlighting or markings in text. Overall condition is LIKE NEW Shipped promptly and packaged carefully, 100% satisfaction guarantee. 5 STARS! . read more
Edition: Reprint edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Very good+ condition. Octavo (8vo). 104 pages of text, plus numerous pages containing 235 black & white photographs. Paperback binding in almost new condition, except for minor sunning to spine and minimal shelfwear. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: ISBN 0-486-24205-6. Trade Paperback. Reprint edition. Very Good condition. Light edgewear to wraps otherwise a Tight, sound, unmarked copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: DOVER PUBN INC
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: New. Noted photo-historian documents bonnets, capes, caps, shawls, bodices, and crinolines as people actually wore them--from 1840 to 1914. 235 early photos show aristocrats and the middle class as well as Oscar Wilde, Lily Langtry, G. B. Shaw, Queen Vi... read more
Edition: 1981st edition
Binding: Softcover
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Since the invention of photography there has not been a history of fashion completely illustrated by photographs-until this one. Photography historian Alison Gernsheim first studied Victorian and Edwardian fashion in order to be able to date photographs in her collection. Of course the photos soon proved to be the best of ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Date Published: 1982-01-01
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780486242057. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780486242057ISBN:0486242056
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 104 pp., [128] pp. of plates, illus., biblio., index; 24 cm. First published, 1963. Tight, clean copy. Profusely illustrated. "Noted photo-historian documents bonnets, capes, caps, shawls, bodices and crinolines as people actually wore them-from 1840 to 1914. 235 early photos show aristocrats and the middle class (as well as Oscar Wilde, Lily Langtry, G. B. Shaw, Queen Victoria, etc.). A commentary and annotations to the photos describe and identify the costumes. " ... read more
"Imagine trying to research late 20th century fashion with nothing but Vogue magazine as a reference. Naturally you would assume that everyone had a BMI of 14%, bizarre hair was the rage, visible hard nipples were just part of the fashion, and we were all running around in the snow like suicidal mantis bugs with lipstick smeared halfway up our cheeks and nothing but the most outre $5000 tank tops money could buy.
This is effectively how we are presented with Victorian fashion. Illustrated high style fashion magazines like La Mode Illustree have become our "references" while relatively rarely do we see realistic depictions of the actual fashions of the time, and so illustrated example models of idealized bodies wearing idealized fashions become the assumed norm.
This book is about the best remedy for that short of a trip in a time machine. 235 photographs spanning the period from the introduction of the photograph in 1839 to the years leading up to WWI with heavy annotation present a fairly realistic overall picture of what a fashionable person of each age would be swishing about town in. The main focus is England though there are a few references to other countries (primarily France), and while there are references to the clothing of people of lesser means, this is primarily an investigation of those who had enough money to actually keep up with the fashions of the time.
Don't let the page count fool you, what this book lacks in size it makes up for in information density. Descriptions of fashions from both modern points of view and period text references are cross referenced with the included photographs and give a pretty complete picture of each trend and clothing item described. There is a fair amount of men's fashion described as well, which is pretty damn rare in Victorian references. My only issue with this book is the relative difficulty of following the photographic references as they are grouped together in four large clumps distributed throughout the book. The photographs are numbered sequentially but the photographic sections do not have page numbers, so finding the photographs referred to in a single sentence can take you flipping through half of the book. Given that there are in text references every 50 words or so this gets old extremely quickly, but even so it was worth the effort.
I expect this to become a go-to reference for Victorian clothing and it is highly recommended as such for those with more then a passing interest in Victorian and Edwardian fashion, though I will likely add some tabs to the photograph sections to make it easier to find the referenced images and I suggest doing the same."
"A quick read, but this book is most essential because of the real photographs. The photographs range from 1840 to the 1910s. That was the main thing for me: Photographs. No drawings or illustrations. Tons of photographs of real people.
The only qualm I had while reading is that when a picture was referenced, I had to flip back to find it. Also, it would be nice if the photos were in order of year, but these are small things. The real photographs are both fascinating and stunning.
While I probably won't need to read through this book again, I'll be constantly going back to it to gaze and study the photographs. Essential to someone studying the period."
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