Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Theatre, Performing Arts
Cover of the book Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume by Elizabeth Friendship, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Author: Elizabeth Friendship ISBN: 9781408149317
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: October 23, 2014
Imprint: Methuen Drama Language: English
Author: Elizabeth Friendship
ISBN: 9781408149317
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: October 23, 2014
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Language: English

Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume is a practical
guide featuring patterns for the most important garments worn by men
between the 16th and 19th centuries. Easy-to-follow instructions
explain how to cut patterns for 'average' and individual measurements -
with expert advice on how to adapt patterns to fit men of all shapes
and sizes.

Introductions to each section describe the major developments in
men's dress - revealing how garments evolved - and patterns for period
garments for which there are no actual examples are based on
contemporary paintings. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of
diagrams, this is a much-awaited and valuable addition to the library
of costume-makers in all fields.

  • Features a new system of drafting patterns for men's period costume.
  • Includes patterns for the most important non-fashionable garments
    (worn from the 16th to the 19th centuries) plus clothes in vogue from
    the middle of the 16th to the end of the 18th centuries.
  • Illustrated with hundreds of diagrams accompanied by step-by-step
    instructions for period garments, plus a few versatile theatrical
    designs.
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Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume is a practical
guide featuring patterns for the most important garments worn by men
between the 16th and 19th centuries. Easy-to-follow instructions
explain how to cut patterns for 'average' and individual measurements -
with expert advice on how to adapt patterns to fit men of all shapes
and sizes.

Introductions to each section describe the major developments in
men's dress - revealing how garments evolved - and patterns for period
garments for which there are no actual examples are based on
contemporary paintings. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of
diagrams, this is a much-awaited and valuable addition to the library
of costume-makers in all fields.

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