From the grass-cloth wraps of prehistoric times to the luxurious gowns of the Victorian era, this well-researched guide traces the evolution of English fashion for men and women through hundreds of photos and illustrations. More than a history of British style, it's also a dressmaker's delight, filled with scaled-down patterns for 67 authentic costumes.
Reprint of Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers, John Hogg, London, 1913.

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Table of Contents for Historic English Costumes and How to Make Them
Introduction to the Dover Edition
Preface
List of Collotype Plates
Introduction
Chapter I
Prehistoric Dress-Female
Prehistoric Dress-Male
Chapter II
The Development of Costume to the Tenth Century-Female
The Development of Costume to the Tenth Century-Male
Chapter III
Tenth to the Fifteenth Century-Female
Tenth to the Fifteenth Century-Male
Chapter IV
Fifteenth Century-Female
Fifteenth Century-Male
Chapter V
Sixteenth Century. Character of Trimmings
Sixteenth Century. Henry VIII-Female
Sixteenth Century. Henry VIII-Male
Sixteenth Century. The Reigns of Edward VI and Mary-Female
Sixteenth Century. Elizabeth-Female
Sixteenth Century. Elizabeth-Male
Chapter VI
The Character of Trimmings through the Seventeenth Century
James I
Charles I
The Commonwealth
Charles II
James II and William and Mary
Seventeenth Century. James I-Female
Seventeenth Century. James I-Male
Seventeenth Century. Charles I-Female
Seventeenth Century. Charles I-Male
Seventeenth Century. The Commonwealth-Male and Female
Seventeenth Century. Charles II-Female
Seventeenth Century. Charles II-Male
Seventeenth Century. James II-Female
Seventeenth Century. James II-Male
Seventeenth Century. William and Mary-Female
Seventeenth Century. William and Mary-Male
Chapter VII
The Character of Decoration and Trimmings of the Eighteenth Century
Eighteenth Century. Anne-Female
Eighteenth Century. Anne-Male
Eighteenth Century. George I-Female
Eighteenth Century. George I-Male
Eighteenth Century. George II-Female
Eighteenth Century. George II-Male
Eighteenth Century. George III to 1800-Female
Eighteenth Century. George III to 1800-Male
Chapter VIII
Character of Trimmings of the Nineteenth Century
Nineteenth Century. George III-Female
Nineteenth Century. George III-Male
Nineteenth Century. George IV-Female
Nineteenth Century. George IV, 1820-30-Male
Nineteenth Century. William IV-Female
Nineteenth Century. William IV-Male
Nineteenth Century. Victoria-Female
Nineteenth Century. Victoria-Male
Patterns of Various Reigns from Antique Costume
Patterns to Scale
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Index

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