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The Costume Collector's Companion 1890-1990 by Rosemary Hawthorne
Book Description
Aurum Press, 1998 More and more people are discovering an interest in collecting vintage clothes, the costumes and accessories worn by our parents and grandparents. Not only are past fashions an intrinsic part of out social history, but many of the garments are also eminently wearable, either as striking party pieces or as authentic retro additions to a contemporary wardrobe. As second hand costumes become an increasingly common feature of antique fairs and flea markets, and as specialist shops open, there is a growing need for this comprehensive guide to the field. <p>If you are a collector of costume, if you are looking for something beautiful of amusing from the past to wear, or even if you just want to find out about grannys old dress, this book will tell you everything you need to know. It will also entertain. Author Rosemary Hawthorne, fashion historian, world expert on underwear, vicars wife and mother of seven, writes about the clothes and her passion for collecting them in inimitable style.<p>Hundreds of costumes and accessories are described and illustrated in color and black and white, arranged chronologically from the 1890s to the 1990s. They represent the most characteristic and wide ranging styles of the period, and the detailed entries tell how you can recognize a designer piece ora general style, what to look out for in stitching, color, labels, and so on and they give guidelines about how much you can expect to pay for a piece and where you might find it. The book is both an essential reference work and a delightful account of one woman's career as an irrepressible costume collector.. Hardcover. New.
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