"The Cut Of Women's Clothes 1600-1930" 1985 WAUGH, Norah Champagne

"The Cut Of Women's Clothes 1600-1930" 1985 WAUGH, Norah ChampagneWAUGH, Norah [336] pp. Theatre Arts Books 1985 Fifth Printing 11" x 9" VG VG Each period in the history of costume has produced its own characteristic line and silhouette, derived from a cut and construction which varies considerably from age to age. Here are patterns taken from actual dresses, many of them rare museum specimens, illustrated by sketches of the dresses. There are notes on the production of women's dress, with references to early

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line drawings and reproductions from original manufacturers' catalogues

enabling diaries to be carried about

On learning the truth

The colour plates have a pleasing graphic quality

A very scarce title to be found in original dustjacket

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as well as his wife Celia Birtwell

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who live on Spindrift Island

Burton offers a much more intimate picture of their relationship

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