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The Cheongsam (Images of Asia) by Hazel Clark Publisher Comments This book documents the history and development of the cheongsam, the close-fitting dress that was the most popular single garment worn by Chinese women during the twentieth century. The volume includes discussions of issues of manufacture, design, style,... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover 
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What People Wore When ; Complete Illustrated History of Costume From Ancient Times To Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society (08 Edition) by Melissa Leventon Publisher Comments What People Wore When combines the studies of two classic nineteenth-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth for the first time. Their works are presented first by chronology and then by subject, so that illustrators, historians... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Vintage Hats & Bonnets, 1770-1970: Identification & Values by Susan Langley Synopsis For centuries the hat has reflected the mood of its wearer and the spirit of its time. Hats are the crowning glory, the pinnacle, the grand finale of an outfit. Through history, when times were good, a joyous hat was a triumphant banner - when times were... (read more) Your price: $36.00 Used - Hardcover
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Racinet S Full-Color Pictorial History of Western Costume: With 92 Plates Showing Over 950 Authentic Costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800 by Auguste Racinet Publisher Comments Superb royalty-free plates from rare original edition of famed sourcebook depicts suits of armor from the Middle Ages, floor-length capes and striped tights of the Renaissance, the high-waisted Empire look of the Napoleonic era and much more.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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100 Dresses: The Costume Institute / The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Atif (edt) Toor Publisher Comments What woman can resist imagining herself in a beautiful designer dress? Here, for the first time ever, are 100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of the renowned Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, each of which is a... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns: A Complete Lady S Wardrobe by Kristina Harris Publisher Comments Rich selection of scaled dressmaker’s patterns from the popular late 19th-century magazine The Voice of Fashion details 50 garments for women, from handsome daytime and evening dresses to casual tennis outfits, a riding habit, and undergarments... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Vintage Ladies Accessories: Identification and Value Guide by Laree Johnso Bruton Publisher Comments Featured are hats, purses, hankies, gloves, fans, parasols, hosiery, shoes, aprons, and capes. This book is a compelling photo study of the styles for each era - Victorian, Edwardian, Roaring Twenties, Depression, WWII, Fabulous Fifties, and Modern - and... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Survey of Historic Costume-text Only (5TH 10 Edition) by Phyllis G. Tortora Publisher Comments - The Ancient Middle East 3500-600 B.C. - Crete and Greece c. 2900-300 B.C. - Etruria and Rome c. 800 B.C.-A.D. 400 - The Early Middle Ages c. 300-1300 - The Late Middle Ages c. 1300-1500 - The Italian Renaissance c. 1400-1600 - The Northern Renaissance... (read more) List Price $119.50 Your price: $90.00 Used - Hardcover
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Women's Costume of the Ancient World: 700 Full-Color Illustrations by Paul L De Giafferri Publisher Comments Hundreds of colorful illustrations provide an authentic and fascinating glimpse of what fashionable women were wearing more than 2,000 years ago, from transparent gowns and pointy-toed sandals favored by the ancient Egyptians to the graceful robes and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries by Mary Houston Publisher Comments Carefully researched, meticulously detailed account of the style and construction of period costumes. Includes descriptions and illustrations of royal apparel, elaborate ecclesiastical dress and vestments, academic and legal garments, and civilian dress... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of Costume by Carl Kohler Publisher Comments Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. Includes many clear, measured patterns for reproducing historic costumes. Full text. 595 illustrations. "...landmark in the field of Western European... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Late 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Joy Shih Publisher Comments Meet the book that defined fashion for generations of Americans in the twentieth century-the Sears Catalog. Pictured is clothing for men, women, and children taken from actual Sears Catalogs from the late 1950s, along with descriptions and original... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Aching for Beauty by Ping Wang Publisher Comments The author explores the cultural history behind the Chinese custom of footbinding, why Chinese women over 1,000 years endured the practice, and why Chinese men found women's "golden lotuses" so arousing. Photos.... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Costume : 1066 To the Present (3RD 06 Edition) by John Peacock Publisher Comments More than a thousand illustrations, based on surviving garments and contemporary paintings and photographs, demonstrate the astonishing changes in men's and women's clothing over the centuries--from the simple tunics and gowns of the eleventh century to... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey by Alison Gernsheim Publisher Comments A noted photohistorian documents bonnets, capes, frock coats, caps, shawls, bodices, and crinolines as people actually wore them from 1840 through 1914. More than 200 photos depict aristocrats and the middle class as well as Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtry... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Historic Costume in Pictures (83 Edition) by Braun And Schneider Publisher Comments Over 1,450 costumed figures in clearly detailed engravings — from the dawn of civilization to the end of the 19th century. Features many folk costumes. Captions.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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American Dress Pattern Catalogs, 1873-1909: Four Complete Reprints by Nancy Villa Bryk Publisher Comments Reprinted from four rare dress pattern catalogs, this compilation offers an excellent overview of apparel from the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras. More than 3,750 black-and-white illustrations depict everything from bicycle suits to evening wear,... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Clothes and Crafts in the Middle Ages (Clothes and Crafts in History) by Imogen Dawson Publisher Comments Like an archaeological dig, Clothes & Crafts in History offers readers an opportunity to uncover exciting details of past lives in ancient cities and times. From descriptions and physical evidence left behind, readers learn about the variety of... (read more) List Price $22.60 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Tudor Tailor: Techniques and Patterns for Making Historically Accurate Period Clothing by Ninya Mikhaila Publisher Comments The book provides 36 patterns and full step-by-step instructions, detailed diagrams and photographs that show the finished garments worn by real people. There is also general advice on choosing materials, construction methods, and an insight into the... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Trade Paper
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Forties Fashion: From Siren Suits to the New Look by Jonathan Walford Publisher Comments Here is a definitive look at fashion in the 1940s--from French style under the Occupation and the "make do and mend" approach to wartime clothing shortages through the development of faux fabrics, the rise of American fashion houses, and the New Look of... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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