Dress Design: An Account of Costume for Artists and Dressmakers
Talbot Hughes
Read by Libby Gohn
Explanations of Western European trends in men and women's fashion from prehistoric times to the Victorian Era. (Summary by Libby Gohn) (2 hr 30 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 8:38 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter I: Prehistoric Dress | 5:39 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter II: The Development of Costume to the Tenth Century | 7:23 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter III: Tenth to the Fifteenth Century | 13:11 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter IV: Fifteenth Century | 7:16 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter V: Sixteenth Century (Parts 1-3) | 9:44 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter V: Sixteenth Century (Parts 4-7) | 10:02 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter VI: Seventeenth Century (Parts 1-5) | 14:52 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter VI: Seventeenth Century (Parts 6-12) | 13:24 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter VII: Eighteenth Century (Parts 1-5) | 13:23 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter VII: Eighteenth Century (Parts 6-9) | 13:12 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter VIII: Nineteenth Century (Parts 1-5) | 17:30 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Chapter VIII: Nineteenth Century (Parts 6-9) | 15:53 | Read by Libby Gohn |
Reviews
Needs the Illustrations
Phxjennifer
Most of the book covers English costume from the Middle Ages to the mid 19th century. If you've seen other books on historical costume, it will help you visualize as you listen. I tried several times to access the facsimile book, but it was 'not found'. The narration is good, however.