One of the best books I have bought recently is the 'Historical Fashion in Detail - 17th and 18th century' from the V&A (By Avril Hart and Susan North, 2000 reissue Format: 192pp, 230mm x 300mmIllustrations: 159 colour, 350 line drawings, Paperback ISBN: 185177 258 8Price and availability: £19.95 Worldwide excluding US and Canada)
When you look at the close-up detail of the clothes and shoes (men's and women's) you can't help but be amazed at the skill and time that went into making fantastic items and which certainly puts our mass produced, machine age goods into perspective!
I know that the clothes shown in the book would not have been available to all - in fact I would suspect that you would have had to be extremely wealthy to be able to afford just one of the dresses but nevertheless I doubt very much if the quality of design, material, ornamentation ... and hand stitching is brought together so well today
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