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This comprehensive treasury of period graphics will especially appeal to artists and illustrators who need accurate, finely rendered images of Victorian-era fashions. Graphic artist Carol Belanger Grafton has culled over 1,200 crisp black-and-white illustrations-arranged chronologically and dated by year-from a host of rare publications, among them Harper's Bazar, La Mode Illustree, Peterson's Magazine, Godeys, Le Petit Echo de La Mode and Leslie's Ladies Magazine. Brimming with clear detail and old-time flavor, the illustrations chronicle a half century of evolving styles in women's clothingfrom ornate gowns of the mid-1800s, widened by hoop skirts and elaborately accented with ribbons, laces, ruffles, and bows, to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced balloon sleeves, brighter colors, high-collared bodices (except for evening wear), diminished bustles, and close-fitting skirts. Here are hundreds of delightful images of elegant dresses with intricately embroidered designs and row upon row of scalloped edging, shirtwaists featuring lace inserts, wide-brimmed hats trimmed with colorful ribbons, perky head gear topped with feathers, and much, much more. Designers, illustrators, and costume historians will find this collection an invaluable reference to clothing styles of the period. Lovers of Victoriana and casual browsers will also be delighted with this authentic archive, a rich and entertaining look back to the fashions of yesteryear.
Dover Original. Over 1,200 black-and-white illustrations. 128pp. 9" x 12", December 1998, Paperbd.
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