18th Century Male Tailoring

ISBN-13: 9781032064550 / Miękka / 2024 / 464 str.

Graham Cottenden

Opis

18^th Century Male Tailoring: Theatrical and Historical Tailoring c1680 – 1790 introduces the reader to English 18^th century tailoring and covers the drafting of patterns, cutting out in cloth and construction techniques in sequence for the tailoring of waistcoats, breeches and coats.

Spis treści

1. Getting Started  2. Pattern Drafting and Diagrams  3. Seam Allowances, Pattern Layouts, Cutting Out and Marking Up  4. Preparing for the Fitting and the Fitting Process  5. Making up Waistcoats  6. Making up Breeches  7. Making up Coats  8. Original Garments: Patterns, Photographs and Measurements

O autorze

Graham Cottenden is a costumier, tailor and historian who graduated from the Wimbledon School of Art in 1975 and later gained a master’s degree from Middlesex University. He was a freelance costume maker in London for 20 years working in theatre, film, television and museums before becoming an educator. He has taught students and professionals in the UK and around the world, including Europe, USA, Scandinavia, Brazil, Australia and Hong Kong.