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18th Century Fashion History
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What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal AmericaWhat Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America by Ms. Linda Baumgarten
Buy used from: $225.00
What an excellent and interesting profound book! You should get your copy when they are still available.
Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790 by Linda Baumgarten
Buy used from: $252.56
This book is brilliant! So detailed... Buy until it's again out of print!
Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg (Williamsburg Decorative Arts Series)Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg (Williamsburg Decorative Arts Series) by Linda Baumgarten
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Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art) by Harold Koda
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Fine for inspiration.
Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th CenturiesHistorical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries by Avril Hart
Buy used from: $65.00
Highly recommended!
18th Century Embroidery Techniques18th Century Embroidery Techniques by Gail Marsh
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Inexpensive and useful.
Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume InstituteFashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute by Akiko Fukai
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If you ever got a chance to buy this book, take it! This is the first fashion history book I have ever owned, and it's simply divine. Tons of superb photographs of actual garments and examples from art history - well, simply put, this will be the crown jewelry of your fashion history library.
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the RevolutionQueen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber
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Costume in Detail: 1730-1930Costume in Detail: 1730-1930 by Nancy Bradfield
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This is a superb reference for both outer and inner construction of 18th century dresses. Buy it and use it!
Everyday Dress of Rural America, 1783-1800: With Instructions and Patterns (Dover Books on Costume)Everyday Dress of Rural America, 1783-1800: With Instructions and Patterns (Dover Books on Costume) by Merideth Wright
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $5.24
Eighteenth-Century French Fashions in Full ColorEighteenth-Century French Fashions in Full Color
Buy used from: $58.00
Inexpensive book of original fashion prints. Great!
Men's Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Costume: Cut and FashionMen's Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Costume: Cut and Fashion by R. I. Davis
Buy new: $65.00 / Used from: $62.42
Whatever Shall I Wear? A Guide to Assembling a Woman's Basic 18th C. WardrobeWhatever Shall I Wear? A Guide to Assembling a Woman's Basic 18th C. Wardrobe by Mara Riley
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Corsets and CrinolinesCorsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh
Buy new: $49.50 / Used from: $39.60
Patterns of Fashion 1: 1660-1860Patterns of Fashion 1: 1660-1860 by Janet Arnold
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Classic!
Dress, Distress and Desire: Clothing and the Female Body in Eighteenth-Century LiteratureDress, Distress and Desire: Clothing and the Female Body in Eighteenth-Century Literature by Jennie Batchelor
Buy new: $100.00 / Used from: $78.84
Dress in France in the Eighteenth CenturyDress in France in the Eighteenth Century by Madeleine Delpierre
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A History of Academical Dress in Europe: Until the End of the Eighteenth CenturyA History of Academical Dress in Europe: Until the End of the Eighteenth Century by W. N. Hargreaves-Mawdsley
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The Eighteenth Century (History of Costume and Fashion)The Eighteenth Century (History of Costume and Fashion) by Anne Rooney
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The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930 by Norah Waugh
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The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900 by Norah Waugh
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The Portraits of Madame de Pompadour: Celebrating the Femme Savante (The Discovery Series)The Portraits of Madame de Pompadour: Celebrating the Femme Savante (The Discovery Series) by Elise Goodman
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The Art of Domestic Life: Family Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century England (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)The Art of Domestic Life: Family Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century England (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) by Ms. Kate Retford
Buy new: $50.67 / Used from: $39.99
John Smibert: Colonial America`s First Portrait Painter (A Barra Foundation book)John Smibert: Colonial America`s First Portrait Painter (A Barra Foundation book) by Director Richard H. Saunders
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Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Women's Dress 1500-1800Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Women's Dress 1500-1800 by Jean Hunnisett
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Very useful!