{"product_id":"corsets-and-crinolines-paperback","title":"Corsets and Crinolines - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorah Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudith Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this classic book, Norah Waugh explores the changing shapes of women's dress from the 1500s to the 1920s. Simple laced bodices became corsets of cane, whalebone and steel, while padding at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and bustles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorsets and Crinolines explains the cyclical nature of these fashions, and how waists and skirts changed shape and size through three distinct eras: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The 1500s to 1670--farthingales and whaleboned bodies. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e1670 to 1800--Stays and hooped petticoats. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e1800 to 1925--corsets, crinolines and bustles. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach section describes how these garments originated, how they became popular and how they emerged as central to the fashions of the time. Extracts from diaries, journals, poems and newspapers, as well as over 100 illustrations, demonstrate the variety of these ubiquitous items of clothing throughout modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorsets and Crinolines also contains a wealth of practical notes and resources for today's costume makers and designers, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Scaleable patterns for the construction of 25 different bustles, crinolines, corsets, corselets, stays, pocket hoops, hooped petticoats and bodices. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed appendices on the manufacture of corsets and crinolines, including farthingales, supports and hooped petticoats. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA list of further reading, including costume histories; textile and weaving histories; reconstruction of period clothing; contemporary application of foundational garments; and a list of museums and institutions with period clothing collections, for first-hand study. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA glossary of terms and materials. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorah Waugh\u003c\/strong\u003e taught courses on historical costume at the Central School of Art and Design in London, as well as being head of the costume department at Michel Saint Denis' London Theatre Studio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudith Dolan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Distinguished Professor of Design at the University of California San Diego. Her costume designs for Harold Prince's production of \u003cem\u003eCandide\u003c\/em\u003e won a Tony Award in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.6 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47277217906937,"sku":"9781138665668","price":81.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/IPLDtv_TJh9781138665668.webp?v=1768994345","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/corsets-and-crinolines-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}