Victorian Fashion by Jayne Shrimpton

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Victorian Fashion by Jayne Shrimpton

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Part of Shire Library series

Summary

The Victorian age was one of the most exciting and complex periods of history, an era of rapid change and great contrasts, in which dress reflected the times with extraordinary vibrancy. This book features many previously-unpublished images and drawing on private journals. It offers original insights on this subject.

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Victorian Fashion by Jayne Shrimpton

The sweeping crinolines, corsets, bustles, bonnets and parasols of Victorian Britain are indispensable to our period dramas, and their influences can still be seen within burlesque and steampunk fashions. This is no surprise, as nineteenth-century clothing was so wide-ranging and decorative. We might unfairly think gentlemen’s costume to be rather plain and uniform, but this is more by contrast to the overwhelming ostentation, luxury fabrics, fine accessories and constantly evolving silhouettes of ladies’ fashion. This colourful introduction to what the Victorians wore describes the vibrant, fancy materials and lace edging at one end of the spectrum, and the tightlaced sobriety of mourning apparel at the other. It examines both high fashion imports from Paris and more modest everyday wear, evening costume, bridal styles, children’s clothes and sportswear, and explores the social and cultural backdrop to clothing in Britain’s great age of industry and empire.
Victorian Fashion is amazingly comprehensive… Anyone writing Victorian fiction will appreciate a copyAnyone interested in day-to-day Victorian life will thoroughly enjoy dipping in and out. * Your Family History *
Jayne Shrimpton is a professional dress historian and portrait specialist with an MA in the History of Dress from the Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London). She has many years' experience analysing historical images and is well known for her dress history and photograph books, magazine articles, lectures and photo-dating events.
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ISBN 13 9780747815082
ISBN 10 0747815089
Title Victorian Fashion
Author Jayne Shrimpton
Series Shire Library
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2016-03-24
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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