Fashion in Costume 1200-2000, Revised

by Joan Nunn

Overview

Here is an updated edition of Joan Nunn's detailed survey of costume in the Western world over the past eight centuries. She not only gives the reader a vivid visual impression of the clothes themselves, but also outlines the historical and social background and the changes in manufacturing techniques and fashionable life that have influenced the way costume has developed and the manner in which it has been worn. The book is illustrated throughout with hundreds of line drawings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566632799
Publisher:	Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Publication date:	02/14/2000
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

Joan Nunn worked in a couture house, was a designer and teacher at Toynbee Drama School, and taught dress at the West of England College of Art before becoming Costume Supervisor at the Old Vic Theatre. She held the post of Head of the Department of Dress and Textiles at Canterbury College of Art until her retirement. She lives in Canterbury, England.

Editorial Reviews

A terrific resource.. .. An affordable classic.

Dramatics

This detailed fashion survey contains a wealth of information...I look forward to using this valuable and much needed updating.

Midwest Book Review

One of the best surveys of costume in the Western world we've seen. What makes this book so valuable is the detail in the more than 800 sketches and the attention given not only to the outerwear but to underwear, hats, footwear, hair styles, accessories, jewelry, fabrics, and colors worn by men, women, and children. This...could easily become the design bible of any costume shop.

Stage Director

Clothing design and trends cannot be dismissed as arbitrary, argues the author of this book, but should be viewed as a reflection of the essential characteristics of a certain period, linked to fundamental moral and social values. Each outfit, she argues, conveys certain values, personal or general. This book offers a detailed survey of dress during the last eight centuries, with each of the nine chapters focusing on an individual era wherein she examines dress (over and undergarments, accessories, hairstyles, fabrics and colors) for men, women and children. This second edition adds observations from the last two decades. Contains some 800 line drawings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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