The Mode in Costume A Historical Survey with 202 Plates

by Wilcox, R. Turner

• ISBN13: 9780486468204
• ISBN10: 0486468208
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-24
• Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary

The pursuit of style has prompted centuries of dramatic change in fashion. From the togas of ancient Rome to the gorgeous gowns of Dior, this lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched treasury examines men's, women's, and children's clothing plus accessories from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook.

Author Biography

The fashion editor of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to 1915, R. Turner Wilcox possessed a depth of knowledge about style, based on research that covered a variety of cultures over centuries.  Her remarkable Mode series is a feast for fashion lovers.

Table of Contents

Foreword

1. Egyptian 3000 to 525 b.c.

2. Babylonian and Assyrian 1500 b.c. to 550 b.c.

3. Ancient Greek 1500 b.c. to the 1st Century b.c.

4. Ancient Roman, the 1st Century b.c. to the 5th a.d.

5. Ancient Persian 550 b.c. through the Crusades

6. The Northern Europeans, the 1st Centuries a.d.

7. Byzantine, 4th Century to the Middle Ages

8. Italian Medieval or Gothic

9. French Medieval or Gothic

10. English Medieval or Gothic

11. Flemish and German Medieval or Gothic

12. Italian Renaissance

13. German Puffs and Slashes, the 1st Half of the 16th Century

14. French Renaissance, the Valois, Charles VIII 1483–1498, Louis XII 1498–1515

15. French Renaissance, the Valois, François I 1515–1547, Henri II 1547–1559

16. French Renaisance, the Valois, Charles IX 1560–1574, Henri III 1574–1589

17. The Hispanic-Moresque Period of Spain

18. Spain of the 16th Century

19. Spain of the Velasquez Portraits

20. Renaissance England, the Tudors, Henry VII 1485–1509, Henry VIII 1509–1547

21. Renaissance England, Edward VI 1547–1553, Mary 1553–1558, Elizabeth 1558–1603

22. Henri IV and Marie De' Medici 1589–1610–1617

23. Louis XIII 1610–1643

24. England under James I 1603–1625, Charles I 1625–1649

25. England under Cromwell, Puritan 1649–1660

26. Louis XIV, 1st Period 1644–1661

27. Louis XIV, 2nd Period 1661–1670

28. Louis XIV, 3rd Period 1670–1715

29. The English Restoration, Charles II 1660–1685, James II 1685–1689

30. Louis XV 1715–1774

31. Louis XVI Marie Antoinette 1774 to the French Revolution 1789

32. The French Revolution 1789–1795

33. Directoire 1795–1799

34. The French Consulate and 1st Empire 1799–1815

35. The French Restoration, Louis XVIII 1815–1824, Charles X 1824–1830

36. English Fashions 1790–1830

37. Louis-Philippe 1830–1848

38. French 2nd Republic 1848–1852, 2nd Empire 1852–1870

39. Victorian England 1837–1901

40. French 1870–1880

41. French 1880–1890

42. French 1890–1900

43. Masculine Costume 1900–1942

44. French 1900–1910

45. French 1910–1920

46. French 1920–1930

47. French 1930–1942

48. 1947 and The New Look

49. 1948–1958