Patterns of Fashion 4: The Cut and Construction of Linen Shirts, Smocks, Neckwear, Headwear and Accessories for Men and Women C. 1540-1660 (Patterns of Fashion) | 
 enlarge | Author: Janet Arnold
Publisher: Costume and Fashion Pr
Category: Book
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 14.3 x 10.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0896762629
Dewey Decimal Number: 792
EAN: 9780896762626
ASIN: 0896762629
Publication Date: October 9, 2008
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Product Description
No one interested in the history of dress, from art historians to stage designers, from museum curators to teachers of fashion and costume, can function effectively without Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion series. Since her untimely death in 1998, admirers of her work have been waiting, with increasing impatience, for the promised volume devoted to the linen clothes of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods, a companion to her previous volume on tailored clothes of the same era. Planned and partly prepared by Janet herself, and completed by Jenny Tiramani, Janet's last pupil, no other book exists that is dedicated to the linen clothes that covered the body from the skin outwards. It contains full colour portraits and photographs of details of garments in the explanatory section, as well as patterns for 86 items of linen clothing, which range from men's shirts and women's smocks, from superb ruffs and collars to boot hose and children's stomachers. Beautifully produced, it is an invaluable guide to both the history and the recreation of these wonderful garments. There are 178 black and white illustrations and photographs, 86 patterns and detail, 433 color photographs and well as the patterns and details.
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A True Testament to the Legacy of Janet Arnold! December 1, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
At last, the long-awaited book has been released. Although this book is a culmination of twenty years of Miss Arnold's work, it is not the last word, rather it is the first word for inquiry and investigation. It is an inspiration for any costumer, sewer, researcher or any interested in period construction and history. I had the opportunity to see it displayed at the Costume Colloquium Conference in Florence, Italy and could not wait to get my copy. The many up-close and personal color photographs of surviving garments as well as detailed graphs are important as a primary source of study. Avoiding sounding cliched by saying that this book is a must-have book, I will say instead that it is a necessary tool and reference for any library of costume and period design. My heartfelt thanks goes out to Jenny Tiramani and Santina Levey, who I had the pleasure of meeting at the Conference for their great work in completing this work and all those who assisted them. Forever will this work, as well as all of Miss Arnold's exhaustive work, be the foundation for costumers, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists and researchers alike. This work opens up a world of who we were in our past as seen through our dress and traditions and reminds and inspires us of the distinction and importance of true research and interpretation rather than extrapolating from paintings only.
"Must have" for historians and historical recreators November 13, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is a really wonderful present for all costumers and especially for those who is familiar with excellent quality of Janet Arnold's books. Not only "Patterns of Fashion 4" has all the values of previous Arnold's publications, it has more!
As usual, the book is divided into 2 parts: theoretical and practical, latter including patterns and drawings of artefacts.
Just to point out some definite values - for one, there are very many color(!) photographs in theoretical chapter. It's possible to see any details of textile, embroidery, lace or simple seam. Also, theoretical chapter is 50% of book (which is more than in "PF 3") and material is well structured by clothing types - Shirts & smock (men's, women's), Neckswear (ruffs, bands, rebatos, pickadils, supporters), Headwear (coifs, hoods, nightcaps), Gloves, Hose.
Special attention is payed to embroidery, laces, cleaning, etc. Yet another value is traditionally good practical chapter with detailed instructions for sewing that are clearer and better than ever. For a bonus "Patterns of Fashion 4" has step-by-step instructions on "How to starch and set linen ruffs" completed with many photographs.
I'm very grateful to editors and co-authors of this book - Jenny Tiramani and Santina Levey - who continue work of Janet Arnold and have prepared this publication. I highly recommend "Patterns of Fashion 4". This book is worth every penny!
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