- ISBN13: 9780486281629
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Product Description
Fascinating panorama of styles — from diaphanous gowns of Egyptian royalty to 1920s wardrobe of American flapper. Accessories and hairstyles. Illustrations…. More >>
What People Wore: 1,800 Illustrations from Ancient Times to the Early Twentieth Century
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#1 by D. Jean How on April 17, 2010 - 6:09 am
In fashion, it is best to understand the history behind the concept of clothing. Where did such items originate, where do they have a place in today’s fashion time line?
Where one should understand the names of designer and what lead them to fame, one should also understand the history behind the clothing, in both MALE & FEMALE gender. Otherwise you end up with those cast off mock ups of mass produced clothing that end up on the racks in generic stores that when you see them, you think – “What WERE they THINKING when they made this?”
I bought this book as reference and resources that when I felt in the need to dive deeper into history at my own pace, this would give me insight to what others wore and when.
Whether you use this from the fashion respect, or whether you need to have a visual to write your next novel. It matters not.
My book now holds homage to the art of fashion in my study with my others. Well worth the price and the time to research it.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Zuzana Kraemerova on April 17, 2010 - 7:48 am
I really don’t believe the good reviews on this book. When I received the book, I thought it couldn’t be true. There are lots of pictures, actually only pictures, yes, but they’re drawn in such a way that even if they were all accurate re-drawings from primary sources, you cannot figure out how the garment looked. The drawings look like a very poorly done line drawings, with nothing clear – lots of lines that give a flat picture with no details. Besides, as the book covers such a large era, it gives only few pictures for each period and the pictures given are often not very typical for that time. Even Peacock is better than this. In the back, however, is a list of sources the pictures were re-drawn from, so you could actually go and check the accuracy. I do not recommend this book to anyone unless someone who has absolutely no clue about costume history and does not care about watching at nice pictures and seeing details.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Melissa J. Newman on April 17, 2010 - 10:26 am
I brought this book for images to use for a history timeline book for an early elementary school student. The purpose was to get a general idea of how people dressed at various times in history. For that purpose, the book is very good. As an added bonus, there are some pictures that are labeled with famous people (eg. Teddy Roosevelt, Queen Elizabeth). There are also pictures related to historical events and different trades (eg. pionoeer, coal miner, etc.). Famous people are missing (eg. no George Washington — as well as many others). Also, costumes are missing (eg. original KKK costume, but the one that most people think about with KKK is missing). There were also ones that I never thought I would see in the book (eg. Jewish Priest from the Holy Temple period). For our purposes, the book is worth the investment.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Romana C. Guillotte on April 17, 2010 - 10:42 am
Very informative and exactly what I was looking for: dress for nearly two thousand years and attached pictures.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Pat Yarrow on April 17, 2010 - 10:57 am
I do not recommend this volume for anyone doing serious research on costume. I would recommend going with sources closer to the original.
Rating: 1 / 5