Corsets and Crinolines
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138665665 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Judith Dolan is a Distinguished Professor of Design at the University of California San Diego. About the AuthorNorah Waugh taught courses on historical costume at the Central School of Art and Design in London, as well as being head of the costume department at Michel Saint Denis' London Theatre Studio. Her costume designs for Harold Prince’s production of Candide won a Tony Award in 1997.
Extracts from diaries, journals, poems and newspapers, as well as over 100 illustrations, demonstrate the variety of these ubiquitous items of clothing throughout modern history.Corsets and Crinolines also contains a wealth of practical notes and resources for today’s costume makers and designers, including: Scaleable patterns for the construction of 25 different bustles, crinolines, corsets, corselets, stays, pocket hoops, hooped petticoats and bodices. . A glossary of terms and materials. Each section describes how these garments originated, how they became popular and how they emerged as central to the fashions of the time. A list of further reading, including costume histories; textile and weaving histories; reconstruction of period clothing; contemporary application of foundational garments; and a list of museums and institutions with period clothing collections, for first-hand study. Detailed appendices on the&n
Judith Dolan is a Distinguished Professor of Design at the University of California San Diego. Norah Waugh taught courses on historical costume at the Central School of Art and Design in London, as well as being head of the costume department at Michel Saint Denis' London Theatre Studio. Her costume designs for Harold Prince’s production of Candide won a Tony Award in 1997.