Excerpt: ...but whereas the most fashionable opening was then from neck to waist, this reign gave more liking to a higher corsage, over the top of which a narrow piece of stuff showed, often of black velvet. We may safely assume that the ladies followed the men in the matter of broad shoes. For a time the old fashion of the long-tongued belt came in, and we see instances of such belts being worn with the tongue reaching nearly to the feet, tipped with a metal ornament. A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF RICHARD III. (1483-1485) The ...
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Excerpt: ...but whereas the most fashionable opening was then from neck to waist, this reign gave more liking to a higher corsage, over the top of which a narrow piece of stuff showed, often of black velvet. We may safely assume that the ladies followed the men in the matter of broad shoes. For a time the old fashion of the long-tongued belt came in, and we see instances of such belts being worn with the tongue reaching nearly to the feet, tipped with a metal ornament. A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF RICHARD III. (1483-1485) The great erection on her head is made of thin linen stretched upon wires; through this one may see her jewelled cap. Not until night did these ladies discard their winged head erections; not until the streets were dark, and the brass basins swinging from the Pg 221 barbers
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Add this copy of English Costume Volume 1 Early English [Hardcover] to cart. $7.32, fair condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by ADAM & CHARLES BLACK (1906).
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This particular book is extremely useful for English costume research. The gentleman who wrote it focuses entirely on English costume from the Norman invasion in 1066 to the Edwardian period and it is broken down by reigning monarch. It's not a difficult read as it is written very conversationally for such an old book. Additionally, the illustrations are a lovely addition. Most of the illustrations are black and white, small drawings, but there are a number of full-page, full-color illustrations that are useful and pretty to look at. Overall, a good resource for a fairly narrow niche of research.
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