Historic Costumes and How to Make Them (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

This book is not for the beginner, nor is it likely to be favored by the casual sewer trying to quickly complete a historically inspired Halloween costume. It is however an excellent resource for one who is interested in creating clothes for historical reenactment both live and on screen. For stage productions this is a great starting point for accuracy while any necessary adjustments for quick changes will be up to the costumer to adjust or engineer. The book offers patterns for men and women from a broad swath of European/British History, As such this book is great for a costumer who wants to work in different periods of historical dress. The text and lists also give good guidance on what types of materials would be most historically accurate to use. These patterns will likely give historically accurate construction and seam placement on finished garments. They include all the needed parts but they are at 1/8 scale and don't have any grid drawn on them. the pattern pieces don't seem to have any obvious guidance on which way to lay the fabric either (as in no grain line on the patterns.) The instructions are very parred down so only an experienced sewer is likely to know what really needs to happen as part of each step.

I bought this for my daughter for her 19th birthday. She loves making her own clothes and has been interested in making older-time-period clothing for a while. She LOVES this book and has read almost all the way through it in just a few days time- highlighting as she goes 😄! I asked her about the patterns, she said she will have to do some math to make them to scale, but she didn't care - she is so excited to get started.

This is a small trade paper book that describes historical garments from a stage point of view. There are some black and white mini prints of some of the garments and some small black and white drawings of the outline of some of the garments and pattern pieces. What is key about this book is the detailed written descriptions. I was looking for descriptions and patterns for garments before they became heavily structured, but still had a certain outline--like a kirtle that was not full of boning and laces--and for that I would have to go back a couple of centuries before what the Ren Faire usually portrays so that country folk may have something similar so I can have the lighter structure in the garment that I want.

I was looking for a book with more technical information on how simple, historical clothes were made. However, this is a pretty good book for what it does cover.

I volunteer at a park and museum which is involved in the War of 1812 and wanted as much information on making costumes of the period1790-1810 for both sexes and children. I've relied on some pattern makers but wanted to try something on my own. It was only helpful in giving me a broad view of several periods and patterns that I could reproduce but I was looking for details of accessories and trim on the dresses and menswear. I is usable by costumers who are more experienced than I am. I enjoyed reading about the evolutions of costume styles and how personal tastes really shaped some clothing.

Simple patterns, simple instructions, and explanations of garb through the ages. It's a simple read that provides picture-proof of medieval/renaissance/etc wear made in that time period. The only thing I would complain about is rather small-- it doesn't have a measuring guide matching up what goes where, but this is something easily self-taught.

Great reference for making garb for our local Renaissance Festival.

I was pleased with the number of patterns and detailed instructions in this book. The patterns need to be enlarged or drawn to scale in order to use them. It would be very useful for anyone who makes costumes or who is interested in fashion.

voilà un livre pour confectionner de beaux costumes de bons patrons facile à réaliser si on s'y connaît un peu

後半の型紙部分のレビューになります。 ドールの服を作るために購入しました。 ほとんどの型紙が1/8サイズで掲載されているのですが、そのままのサイズで作るとジェニーなどの27cmドールに丁度良い大きさです。 中世〜近代までのイギリスの男女の服装が載っています。 型紙はざっくりしている印象で、製作難易度はそんなに高くありません。 合印などは入っていないので、適当に合わせて縫う必要があります。

Libro completísimo. Agradecería se hubiera completado la edición original con patrones a ramaño natural.

I really enjoyed this book. Very interesting and helpful.

Arrivato un giorno prima di quanto programmato. Molto belle le illustrazioni, dettagliato bene, chiaro ed esaustivo!