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Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear
Lucy Adlington
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Description for Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear
Paperback. Reveals the stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present day. This title shows how the way we dress is inextricably bound up with considerations of aesthetics, sex, gender, class and lifestyle and more. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
Riffling through the wardrobes of years gone by, costume historian Lucy Adlington reveals the rich stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present day. Starting with underwear - did you know Elizabeth I owned just one pair of drawers, worn only after her death? - she moves garment by garment through Western attire, exploring both the items we still wear every day and those that have gone the way of the dodo (sugared petticoats, farthingales and spatterdashers ... Read more
Riffling through the wardrobes of years gone by, costume historian Lucy Adlington reveals the rich stories underlying the clothes we wear in this stylish tour of the most important developments in the history of fashion, from ancient times to the present day. Starting with underwear - did you know Elizabeth I owned just one pair of drawers, worn only after her death? - she moves garment by garment through Western attire, exploring both the items we still wear every day and those that have gone the way of the dodo (sugared petticoats, farthingales and spatterdashers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847947277
SKU
V9781847947277
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-38
About Lucy Adlington
Lucy Adlington took an English degree from the University of Cambridge and an MA in Medieval Studies from the University of York. After many years running unique hands-on history workshops and presentations for museums, schools and heritage sites, Lucy now specialises in costume history, with a passion for the early twentieth century. She collects nineteenth- and ... Read more
Reviews for Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear
Anyone with a closet full of vintage clothes will find Stitches in Time a fascinating primer to the art of getting dressed.
Mail on Sunday
Lucy Adlington has done something very impressive in making this a lively, vibrant and constantly interesting history - with each chapter focusing on a different area of clothing, and the vastly ... Read more
Mail on Sunday
Lucy Adlington has done something very impressive in making this a lively, vibrant and constantly interesting history - with each chapter focusing on a different area of clothing, and the vastly ... Read more