--- product_id: 6700073 title: "A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (Dover Fashion and Costumes)" price: "1451747₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/6700073-a-dictionary-of-costume-and-fashion-historic-and-modern-dover store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (Dover Fashion and Costumes) **Price:** 1451747₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (Dover Fashion and Costumes) - **How much does it cost?** 1451747₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/6700073-a-dictionary-of-costume-and-fashion-historic-and-modern-dover) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description While most of us would have little difficulty in recognizing a buckle, hem, or seam, we might be considerably more challenged if asked to identify a godet, a trilby, or a vamp. With this handy book at your fingertips, however, you can quickly find the definition of over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines, bobs, and bustles to plackets, havelocks, and bavolets, terms are assembled alphabetically or in groups according to dress parts, fabrics, elements of design, and other style categories. In addition, over 950 clearly detailed illustrations depict stitches, weaves, laces, garments, collars, shoes, jewelry, hair styles, and other sartorial features. This is the perfect reference for increasing fashion vocabularies, injecting a stimulating term or phrase in conversations about wearing apparel, or making articles written about clothing more understandable. Fashion writers, costume designers, manufacturers, buyers, sales people — anyone interested in the history of fashion — will welcome this thorough and comprehensive guidebook. "Unique in its field and containing material not easily accessible elsewhere, it definitely has a place in the general reference library for quick identification purposes and for anyone concerned with the fashion field." — Booklist Review: excellent reference, depending on your need - If you need to discover all about a certain time period's costume details, this book isn't what you need. However, as a fantasy writer, I find this book an incredibly useful tool in helping me get the right word for costume parts. Organized in the form of a dictionary, the book requires you to know what you are looking to find; but it's still useful as more than a dictionary: You can look under general topics, such as 'skirts' or 'sleeves' and learn a lot about various styles in a backwards fashion. All in all, a bit difficult to use, but a good book to have in your library. Review: a great reference item! - I just received my copy today, and I am thrilled with it. It is exactly what I was hoping for, a useful, easy to pick up (it's lightweight and not so large that it's a difficult reference), simple to use reference material for our costume shop. Includes broader headings (sportswear), as well as specifics, the pictures are great (although more would be helpful), and there are fabric descriptions as well. Highly recommended as a reference, do not purchase as a reading book. Perfect for a work setting. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,357,059 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #200 in Antique & Collectible Textiles & Costumes #884 in Textile & Costume (Books) #890 in Fashion History | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 76 Reviews | ## Images ![A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (Dover Fashion and Costumes) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81WiDKICmRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ excellent reference, depending on your need *by D***F on October 25, 2009* If you need to discover all about a certain time period's costume details, this book isn't what you need. However, as a fantasy writer, I find this book an incredibly useful tool in helping me get the right word for costume parts. Organized in the form of a dictionary, the book requires you to know what you are looking to find; but it's still useful as more than a dictionary: You can look under general topics, such as 'skirts' or 'sleeves' and learn a lot about various styles in a backwards fashion. All in all, a bit difficult to use, but a good book to have in your library. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a great reference item! *by B***D on July 7, 2006* I just received my copy today, and I am thrilled with it. It is exactly what I was hoping for, a useful, easy to pick up (it's lightweight and not so large that it's a difficult reference), simple to use reference material for our costume shop. Includes broader headings (sportswear), as well as specifics, the pictures are great (although more would be helpful), and there are fabric descriptions as well. Highly recommended as a reference, do not purchase as a reading book. Perfect for a work setting. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Reference *by R***. on September 13, 2023* It’s a fantastic reference. ## Frequently Bought Together - A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern (Dover Fashion and Costumes) - Fashion, New Edition: The Definitive Visual Guide (DK Definitive Cultural Histories) - What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/6700073-a-dictionary-of-costume-and-fashion-historic-and-modern-dover](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/6700073-a-dictionary-of-costume-and-fashion-historic-and-modern-dover) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*