Creating the Perfect Form : How to Interpret and Display Historic Dress

by Janet Wood

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 1350328669

ISBN-13 9781350328662

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Country of Manufacture IN

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 27th, 2024

Print length 192 Pages

Weight 668 grams

Dimensions 26.90 x 21.20 x 1.20 cms

Product Classification: Conservation, restoration & care of artworks Fashion & textiles: design Museology & heritage studies

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How can the cut of a 19th century gown control its shape? Can you re-create a historic profile from a contemporary mannequin? How can paintings help you analyse historic silhouettes and the corsets and petticoats worn underneath? Conservation and historic dress display specialist Janet Wood will help you answer all these questions. You'll learn how historic garments can be safely handled and shown to best effect, with insight into the characteristic features of each piece and how to translate them from the garment to a display support. Concentrating on Western women's wear from 1750–1950, and with over 250 colour images, plus drawings and charts, you’ll learn how to interpret an individual garment’s display needs and create safe, appropriate display forms.

How can the cut of a 19th century gown control its shape? Can you re-create a historic profile from a contemporary mannequin? How can paintings help you analyse historic silhouettes and the corsets and petticoats worn underneath?

Conservation and historic dress display specialist Janet Wood will help you answer all these questions. You''ll learn how historic garments can be safely handled and shown to best effect, with insight into the characteristic features of each piece and how to translate them from the garment to a display support.

Concentrating on Western women''s wear from 1750–1950, and with over 250 colour images, plus drawings and charts, you’ll learn how to interpret an individual garment’s display needs and create safe, appropriate display forms.

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