This volume offers the opportunity to see fragile clothes in detail. Perfection is in the
detail: decorative seams, exquisite stitching, knife sharp pleats and voluptuous drapery
feature alongside more usual techniques such as stamping, pinking and slashing. Many of
the skills displayed have been lost to the modern world: such labour-intensive handwork
is no longer done and these effects cannot be replicated by machine. Yet many fashion
designers take their inspiration from the past, adapting ideas to a more contemporary idiom.
Containing a gallery of photographs, accompanied by line drawings showing the construction
of the complete garment, this book should appeal to anyone interested in historical costume
and textile history, from cut and construction to fabrics and trimmings.

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