If you love the designs fabrics and sheer beauty of 19th and early 20th century women's fashions this book will be your guide and time machine. It presents over 450 enchanting color photographs of modern-day models wearing the dresses waists undergarments and accessories of this elegant era including daywear sportswear and formalwear. Unusual items such as fancy dress aesthetic garments and reform styles are explained and illustrated. This book will help both novice and expert collectors accurately identify and date their collections by evaluating the silhouette construction style and details of fashionable garments. Sound advice for maintaining laundering and repairing them is also provided as is a price guide.
