Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Dominos, Dolmans, Coats, Pelisses, Spencers, Calashes, Hoods & Bonnets
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0887346707 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
--Katherine Hepburn . Jean Hunnisett is the finest costume construction mistress in the world
I wouldn't recommend it if you use it to base garments for want period with a fast shortcut that only you will know about? this is the book for the impatient stitcher. I wouldn't recommend it if you use it to base garments for living history. choose janet arnold there instead. There is marie antoinette-style, jane austen-style, civil war and vicv. mandy said Great Reference book. Jean Hunnisett has mastered the art of transferring costumes from period to modern-day bodies. Easy to follow patterns and instructions. 'Period Costume for Stage and Screen' books are a great reference for anyone who is interested in the construction of period costumes.
Who', nine productions of the BBC Shakespeare Series, nine of the BBC Operas, etc. Jean Hunnisett has a lifetime's experience of professional costume making, including work for the Old Vic, Sadlers Wells, Royal Opera and Ballet, Royal Opera House-Covent Garden, the English National Opera, Washington Ballet, Houston Opera, Zurich Ballet, Australian Ballet and as Principle Cutter for Glyndebourne Festival O
The first book covered: Cloaks, Capes, Stoles and Wadded Mantles. The main thrust is women's dress, but in several periods, some of the garments are applicable to both men's and women's costumes and there are also specific items of men's wear described and patterned. It is abundantly illustrated by drawings and photographs and includes scaled patterns. This book is a comprehensive guide to creating period dress. Whether you are an amateur, a student or a professional costume maker, this book, and the series it belongs to, is an invaluable source of patterns and techniques.. This book deals with: Dominos, Dolmans, Coats, Pelises, Spencers, Calashes, Hoods and Bonnets. As well as being accurate, Jean Hunnisett's patterns have been prepared so that they can be readily made up using today's fabrics and sewing methods, and fit the modern female figure. It consists of a series of books detailing the construction of garments, undergarments and outer garments. This is the second book concentratin on outer garments