The History of Underclothes (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

excellent

Not super-detailed (like some other books that detail specific ways that clothing were designed/made) but good general information to know, it's a good addition to the home library.

This book is quite informative but also take in consideration that it was written about 70 years ago and some common sense might not have have been applied. Overall it hits all of the high notes you might need for historical writing or costume making, etc. The chapters are broken up in subsection based on genders and layers of clothing. All of the pictures are in black and white -if that's an issue for you, remember it was written over 70 years ago. It does lean a bit towards misogynistic and less objective than I would have preferred, but again that was a thing of the times it was written in. Last note, to the men that might be using this for writing, costume creations, etc. -women would have worn some type of drawers, bloomers ,etc in the earlier times and not gone without them like the author suggests. We have a natural occurrence that would make it necessary.

Un bellissimo libro che spiega tutta la storia dell'intimo nei minimi dettagli, lo consiglioUnica pecca è che le immagini sono troppo scure e molto spesso ho fatto fatica a cogliere i dettagli delle foto

The book is a Dover reprint of a British scholarly treatise originally publushed in 1951. As such, it doesn't discuss the evolution of inner wear to outer wear that has occurred in the intervening decades. Otherwise it appears to be a pretty thorough discussion of the development and use of underwear in Western society. Though there are quite a few photos of historical garments, they are all black and white. It would have been nice to have seen some of them in color and to have some close up details of construction. Overall, I am satisfied with the book, which has realized its purpose of providing education and date references for certain styles.

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