The Evolution of Fashion
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Clothes become a record of changing habits in Florence Mary Gardiner's popular history of costume. Written in 1897, the book traces forms of dress from ancient examples to the fashions of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Gardiner describes fabrics, colours and construction, moving from the Greek chiton and Roman gown to embroidered clothing in Anglo-Saxon Britain. Her stated aim is to explain the circumstances that shaped British apparel for a general audience.
Separate chapters turn to headwear, gloves, footwear, bridal clothing and mourning, alongside children's dress and costume for the stage. The discussion of wedding customs links clothing with changes in social status, including the crowns handed down among Norwegian families. Readers interested in the history of everyday objects will find descriptions of how individual garments were made, worn and given meaning.
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- Author
- Florence Mary Gardiner
- Reading time
- About 2 hours
- Pages
- 67
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History
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