Splendid view of elegant dresses, expertly rendered by noted theatrical designer, includes finely detailed illustrations of 32 complete costumes and three blouses, shown in color and black-and-white. Here are exquisitely embroidered, full-skirted dresses circa 1700, a high-waisted Empire dress (1820), a magnificent silk dress with an extended bustle and pleated overskirt (1880), more.
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Splendid view of elegant dresses, expertly rendered by noted theatrical designer, includes finely detailed illustrations of 32 complete costumes and three blouses, shown in color and black-and-white. Here are exquisitely embroidered, full-skirted dresses circa 1700, a high-waisted Empire dress (1820), a magnificent silk dress with an extended bustle and pleated overskirt (1880), more.
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Very Good. Size: 9x0x11; This Book is in Very Good condition. All items ship within 24 hours. Packaging is 100% Recyclable. Most items purchased from Charitable organizations. A portion of each sale is also donated to a monthly charity, check your package for this months charity. Reuse-Recycle-Rebook!
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Fair. May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.
Publisher:
Published Under the Auspices of the American National Theatre and...
Published:
1959
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15387063439
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Good+ Binding solid. Pages unmarked but somewhat tanned. Ex-owner name on flyleaf. Blue cloth cover with some wear to corners and spine tips, and other minor wear. No dustjacket.; 11.5 X 8.8 X 1.5 inches.
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Color plates, drawings. VG. A beautiful copy of this hard to find book. Blue binding, gilt lettering. Not only the costumes from these bygone eras but. All the under garments that went with them. Aline Bernstein began her career at the Neighborhood Playhouse where she did some of her most poetic and imaginative settings. An actor's daughter, she inherited a passionate love of the theatre and became one of the leading designers. Edge wear, some soil to bottom corner of fore-edge.
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VG, clean and bright interior; ink name of former owner, the collector Maxine Maxson Waldron in Good-with severe chipping to edges but still intact and protective jacket. Blue cloth, pinkish patterned DJ. xxii, 32 color plates, 51 drawings. Notable theater costume designer Bernstein has created drawings from original period costumes. Outstanding examples of French, English, other European, and American designs.
As a novelist of historical fiction I am always looking for materials to bring plausibility and realism to my work. This (soft cover) book is such a tool. It includes black and white, as well as color plates, illustrating women's dresses, shoes, undergarments and the hair styles historically worn for each. The appropriate types of materials used to make each dress, such as brocade and pompadour silk is also included. A true bonus is the inclusion of the sewing patterns for the items shown, which are broken down piece by piece for enlargement and sewing ease. The author and illustrator, Aline Bernstein, was a Hollywood legend in costume design. She also was a teacher and advisor in her craft for movies and the theater. Her knowledge shines through each page making this book a real treasure for anyone needing insight into this subject.