A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion
A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion

Author: Mary Brooks Picken

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-07-24

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0486141608

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Compendium defines over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines to trilbys and vamps, words are grouped alphabetically according to dress parts, fabrics, and other style categories. Over 750 illustrations.

A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion
A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion

Author: Mary Brooks Picken

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13:

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Defines more than 10,000 words related to clothing and fashion, providing over 950 illustrations and covering not only pieces of attire but also stitches, weaves, fabrics, and accessories.

An Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Costume
An Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Costume

Author: James R. Planche

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-19

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 0486145336

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Thousands of terms associated with apparel worn in the principal countries of Europe appear in this extensive and convenient reference. Alphabetically arranged, the profusely illustrated volume features over 1,300 detailed line drawings.

The Dictionary of Costume
The Dictionary of Costume

Author: Ruth Turner Wilcox

Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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The dictionary contains more than 3200 entries on all aspects of costume. Articles of clothing from all over the world and from all periods of history are included. More than 2000 drawings accompany the text, illustrating every aspect of the subject. Details of accessories and underwear, hairstyles and cosmetics, clothing materials and embellishments such as embroideries and lace are included. Ruth Turner Wilcox is the author of Folk and Festival Costume of the World.

The Complete Costume Dictionary
The Complete Costume Dictionary

Author: Elizabeth J. Lewandowski

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 0810877856

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Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available—online or in print—this comprehensive resource includes more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms as well as more than 300 illustrations.