A History of Maternity Wear - Design, Patterns, and Construction

A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction explores pregnancy clothing worn throughout the decades, providing historical information, images, and patterns. Filled with photos showing extant attire, with intricate details and sample patterns that can be recreated to scale, this book examines how maternity clothes were constructed, provides historical context, and aids readers in designing their own maternity garments. Each chapter includes examples of commonly worn maternity styles from a number of regions of the English-speaking world, with information from the United States, Britain, Australia, and Canada. The book concludes with a chapter on historically accurate underpinnings from the 17th century to the present day. A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction is written for costume professionals looking to research historically accurate characters and costumes for productions, as well as fashion historians and costume enthusiasts.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Lydia Semler • Jana Hill • Ilea Magdelina Bonner
Dimensions:	280 x 210mm (L x W)
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-244085-9
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-244085-6
Barcode:	9781032440859

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