Name/Title
Seventeenth and eighteenth-century fashion in detailEntry/Object ID
GT585.H37 2009 Description
This sumptuously illustrated book reveals the decorative seams, exquisite stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up the clothing in the V & A's superlative seventeenth and eighteenth-century fashion collection. Using an authoritative text, exquisite colour photography and line drawings of complete garments, the reader is allowed the unique opportunity to look closely at clothing, often too fragile to be on display.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Suzanne StassevitchNotes
Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.Lexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress--england, clothing and dress--europe, clothing and dress--history--17th century, clothing and dress--history--18th century, fashion--europe, fashion--history--17th century, fashion-- history--18th century, museum catalogsBook Details
Author
Avril Hart, Susan NorthIllustrator
Leonie DavisPublisher
V&A PublishingDate Published
2009ISBN
9781851775675, 1851775676Notes
Length: 223General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Stitching, seams, quilting, and cording -- Gathers, pleats, and looped drapery -- Collars, cuffs, and pockets -- Buttons -- Trimmings -- Applied decoration -- Slashing, pinking, and stamping -- Knitting, lace, and openwork -- Stomachers -- Gloves and shoes.