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The Heritage of Dress, Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Dress

The Heritage of Dress, Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Dress

by Wilfred Mark Webb

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Author
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868-1952
Title
The Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes
Credits
Produced by eagkw, Chris Curnow, Google Print and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
GT: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Manners and customs
Subject
Clothing and dress -- History
Category
Text
eBook-No.
42682
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42682
Release Date
May 10, 2013
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE HERITAGE OF DRESS
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.LIST OF PLATES
  5. 5.LIST OF FIGURES
  6. 6.I THE THRALL OF DRESS
  7. 7.II THE ORIGIN OF DRESS
  8. 8.III DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN COAT
  9. 9.IV BUTTONS AS CHRONICLES
  10. 10.V COLLARS AND BANDS
  11. 11.VI VESTIGES IN THE HAT
  12. 12.VII SHOES AND STOCKINGS
  13. 13.VIII PETTICOATS AND TROUSERS
  14. 14.IX COATS OF ARMS
  15. 15.X GLOVES AND MITTENS
  16. 16.XI TAGS, PINS, AND BALDRICS
  17. 17.XII ORNAMENTS
  18. 18.XIII HAIR DRESSING
  19. 19.XIV SPECIAL DRESSES
  20. 20.XV SERVANTS’ DRESS
  21. 21.XVI COCKADES
  22. 22.XVII CHILDREN’S DRESS
  23. 23.XVIII WEDDING GARMENTS
  24. 24.XIX MOURNING
  25. 25.XX COSTUME CONNECTED WITH THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
  26. 26.XXI SUNDAY CLOTHES
  27. 27.XXII ACADEMICAL DRESS
  28. 28.XXIII LEGAL DRESS
  29. 29.XXIV STATE AND COURT ATTIRE
  30. 30.XXV SURVIVALS IN MILITARY UNIFORMS
  31. 31.XXVI NAVAL UNIFORMS
  32. 32.XXVII THE COSTUME OF PUPPETS
  33. 33.XXVIII THE CLOWN AND PAINTING THE BODY
  34. 34.XXIX STAGE COSTUMES
  35. 35.XXX NIGHTDRESS
  36. 36.XXXI THE DRESS OF ANIMALS
  37. 37.XXXII COLOUR
  38. 38.XXXIII PATTERNS
  39. 39.XXXIV IMPRESSIONS TO BE GAINED FROM DRESS
  40. 40.XXXV THE EFFECT OF CLOTHES UPON THE INDIVIDUAL
  41. 41.XXXVI FURTHER EFFECTS OF CLOTHES ON THE INDIVIDUAL
  42. 42.XXXVII THE RISE AND FALL OF FASHIONS
  43. 43.XXXVIII DRESS REFORM
  44. 44.CONCLUSION
  45. 45.BIBLIOGRAPHY
  46. 46.INDEX

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