Dress in detail from around the world

Name/Title

Dress in detail from around the world

Entry/Object ID

GT504.V53

Description

Some 150 pieces, from the tropics to the Arctic circle, from the plains of India to the mountains of Montenegro, have been chosen to illustrate how different cultures create their regional and national costume.

Lexicon

Search Terms

costume--history, costume design--history, ethnic costume--pictorial works, fashion, fashion design--history, tailoring--patterns

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden, Verity Wilson

Publisher

Victoria & Albert Museum

Place Published

City

London

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Date Published

2008

Call No.

GT504.V53

ISBN

1851773789, 9781851773787

Notes

Length: 224

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Necklines -- Fastenings -- Cuffs, edgings and seams -- Contrasting fabrics, linings and pockets -- Pleats and gathers -- Applied decoration.