Creating the Perfect Form: How to Interpret and Display Historic Dress by Wood, Janet

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

How can the cut of a 19th century gown control its shape? Can you re-create a historic...
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Creating the Perfect Form: How to Interpret and Display Historic Dress by Wood, Janet

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

$125.33

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

$125.33
Author: Janet Wood
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.

Author: Janet Wood
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: 06/27/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781350328662

About the Author
Janet Wood is a freelance consultant on large exhibitions in major museums and historic properties, including Chatsworth House and the Museum of London. She was previously a fashion designer working with Thea Porter, Monsoon and freelance (1971-90), and a textile conservator with Historic Royal Palaces (1992-2012).


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