The Chronicle of Western Costume: From the Ancient World to the Late Twentieth Century
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500511519 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Simplistic and Holistic Introduction to Western Costume" according to C. Heiremans. The book is a wonderful visual survey of Western costume. The full-length figures and lack of text allows the reader to make first-hand observations and track trends. The descriptions at the end of each section are nice and unobtrusive. This book is a great display of how Western costume has evolved and what elements of fashion just keep coming back. I can think of dozens of activities for beginning costume students using this book.The most recent reviewer mentioned "terrible drawings," which I think is a bit unfair. The figures were not drawn by a master artist, and they don't look like they were. But John Peacock is a great fashion histo. Great drawings I am really enjoying this book. I have been collecting books on fashion history and while most books describe things there aren't enough pictures. This book is all pictures with little bits of descriptions. I especially love the glossary in the back of the book. It really helped me to understand what different terms meant (especially pertaining to clothing detail) and there were illustrations to go with most of the terms. My only complaint was from the 1920s on the array of styles was spotty. But I'm not too upset though, since if I really want more info on that all I have to do is look through old family photos or watch old movies. All in. "An excellent historical costume design resource" according to Midwest Book Review. "The Chronicle of Western Costume: From the Ancient World to the Late Twentieth Century" covers clothing styles and fashions worn by men and women of the West from 2000 BC to the 1980's. Filled with colored illustrations of detailed sketched, costumed, figures labeled by country/area and date, "The Chronicles of Western Costume" spans An excellent historical costume design resource Midwest Book Review "The Chronicle of Western Costume: From the Ancient World to the Late Twentieth Century" covers clothing styles and fashions worn by men and women of the West from 2000 BC to the 1980's. Filled with colored illustrations of detailed sketched, costumed, figures labeled by country/area and date, "The Chronicles of Western Costume" spans 4000 years of human preferences in attire. Added descriptive notes are catalogued by illustration profile, per costume, and an extensive illustrated glossary of terms provides ample costume detail data and information. The black and white sketches in the Glossary are particularly helpful. "The Chronicle of We. 000 years of human preferences in attire. Added descriptive notes are catalogued by illustration profile, per costume, and an extensive illustrated glossary of terms provides ample costume detail data and information. The black and white sketches in the Glossary are particularly helpful. "The Chronicle of We
He was for several years senior costume designer for BBC Television and is the author of numerous standard works on costume and fashion history. John Peacock has worked as a fashion and costume designer and as a lecturer in fashion history.
About the Author John Peacock has worked as a fashion and costume designer and as a lecturer in fashion history. He was for several years senior costume designer for BBC Television and is the author of numerous standard works on costume and fashion history.
Organized in chronological order, they are accompanied by detailed descriptions of each figure, including the individual items shown and the many types of fabric, cut, pattern and colour that have been used over the centuries. The huge range of drawings reveals not only national characteristics but also social divisions: young and old, rich and poor, countryfolk and town dwellers, royalty and commoners, and provide a detailed reference for students and professionals alike.. The last 4000 years has seen an astonishing variety of ways in which the human form can be dressed, from the relative simplicity of the ancient world, through the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the changing conventions of the 18th and 19th centuries and the birth of modern dress. The range of meticulous colour drawings are based on extensive research. The final section brings the story up to date, showing the vibrant diversity of 20th-century fashion. Covering Western