Name/Title
80 Godey's Full-Color Fashion Plates, 1838-1880Entry/Object ID
746.920973 09034 O453gDescription
The first American women's periodical of significance, "Godey's Lady's Book" provided its avid 19th-century readers with monthly installments of exquisite hand-colored plates featuring the latest fashions from Paris. Eighty of these superb illustrations appear in this volume, selected by fashion authority JoAnne Olian from issues of "Godey's" published between 1838 and 1880.
The striking array of costumes offers a panoramic view of evolving styles---from early-Victorian outfits featuring wide sleeves, smoothly fitted bodices, and bonnets, to late-Victorian confections displaying the fashionable bustle and elegantly trimmed with pleats, ruffles, and lace. Meticulously reproduced to retain every detail of form and color, the plates---each featuring several costumes---depict a rich variety of Victorian garments, including dresses, gowns, coats, cloaks, riding and walking attire, as well as accompanying accessories: hats, shoes, scarves, jewelry, parasols, and more.
Costume designers, cultural historians, and fashion lovers will treasure these authentic visions of Victorian style.
Original Dover (1998) selection of 80 color plates originally published in "Godey's Lady's Book", 1838 to 1880. Introduction by JoAnne Olian. Descriptive captions.Book Details
Editor
Olian, JoAnneDate Published
Jan 1, 1998 - Dec 31, 1998Call No.
746.920973 09034 O453gISBN
0486402223Notes
Copy No. 1