High Fashion in Shakespeare's Time
A study of period costume with pull-up scenes
0 906212 82 0 Andrew Brownfoot
The age of Shakespeare seems filled with larger than life characters. They were vulgar, boisterous and fiercely individual and they put up with showy discomfort in order to shine the brightest at court. This book describes their clothes and combines historical accuracy with the fictional journals of three fashionable people who were especially interested in what they wore. Special days in the lives of the diarists are illustrated with pull-up scenes, giving a lively insight into the extravagant costume of the period.
£3.20
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High Fashion in Victorian Times
A study of period costume with pull-up scenes
0 906212 83 9 Andrew Brownfoot
Fashionable women spent hours each day changing between outfits suitable for every occasion or indeed for different times of the day and most styles were marvellously impracticable and difficult to move in. There was a growing campaign throughout the period for more practical 'rational dress' but it was the end of the century before it gained wide acceptance. This book charts the changing fashions of the Victorian Era through the eyes of three diarists and the costumes and the glittering social occasions which they attended.
£3.20
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High Fashion in Stuart Times
A study of period costume with pull-up scenes
1 899618 08 2 Andrew Brownfoot
Covering the period from the 1630's to the 1690's, this delightful book continues the style of the other two in the series. It follows the fortunes of a fashionable family through three generations. Lucy Townsend writes about the lavish entertainments given in honour of King Charles 1. Her son comments on the Battle of Edgehill and her grandson deals with the after effects of the Great Fire of London. Never the main actors, the Townsends let us see the concerns, preoccupations and clothes of the world of high fashion in the Stuart period.
£3.20
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The Paper Jeweller
Imaginative designs to cut out, make and wear
1 899618 01 5 Lexi Strauss
Paper is a wonderfully versatile material and Lexi Strauss is bursting with good ideas on how to use it to create interesting and imaginative earrings, necklaces, brooches and pendants. The book contains a range of paper jewellery designed by Lexi to be cut out and glued together. Also, she offers suggestions and advice on how to create original designs using the special coloured and textured papers which are widely available. Be creative! Become a paper jeweller!
£3.60 (inc VAT)
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