Victorian and Edwardian Fashions from "La Mode Illustrée" (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

I love this book and use it for ideas when making outfits for antique dolls. It's also very helpful when I'm researching antique clothing and great for helping date the antique Victorian clothes in my collection. The pictures are wonderful!

Dresses were often made of loose flowing material, sashes and bows. The fabrics were rarely plain and featured detailed ornamentation such as lace or silk flowers. Embroidery could include giant purple flowers sewn onto the main skirt. Jewelry, often a strand of white pearls, acted as the final detail. Women went out in public decorated like Christmas trees. Ladies of the Edwardian era loved ornament, the more the better. Nothing could be too fancy. Not only did they love flowered fabrics, they loved flowers themselves. Since real flowers from the garden tended to wilt, they had them recreated in silk. Silk flowers could go anywhere --- a belt, a cuff, a collar. One of the Edwardian lady's favorite places for silk flowers was on top of her hat A huge sea change in the way people think separates us from the clothes ladies would have worn in 1915. One hundred years ago women were concerned with being as different from men as possible. They accentuated their curves and emphasized their rounded shoulders. They draped cloth around themselves to evoke the temptress and the woman worth marrying. Nowadays clothes are much more unisex. The sea change? World War 1 and the Industrial Revolution. This book on the history of fashion, Victorian and Edwardian Fashions from La Mode Illustree, makes the reader acutely aware of these points. by Linda Cargill, author of Key to Lawrence

This book is an "eye candy" delight. Not only are there beautiful black and white sketches of the fashions, but the heavy line drawings behind the sketches are ornate and depict a setting that corresponds to the era. Anyone looking for the fantasy romance behind the fashions of this era will not be disappointed with this book.

💕 it. A great guide to help me with my short story writing and a wonderful way to learn about fashion styles and how they changed through the ages. Great 📖!!

This is a tremendously interesting book. The selection of fashion plates is excellent and the decades spanned are very well covered in terms of the clothing and various details illustrated. Had not seen this one around in stores, so I bought a copy. Am 100% satisfied.

I have used this book as a resource to help in creating historically accurate Victorian ball gowns. I am not Cinderella, but I do get to go to the ball once in a while, and I want to be as historically correct as possible! Great for those who want accuracy.

The book is beautiful but the pictures are in B & W. Each page has a description of the item shown. It would be a much nicer book if in colour.

I bought this book for my teenage daughter who is very interested in historic fashions. This book is wonderful as it is arranged chronically and illustrates the shift in 'fashions' from 1860 to 1914. The pictures are beautiful and very well done, and easy to see the detail of the dresses, swimming outfits, riding habits etc.. The only drawback to this book is that it gives you so many ideas, it is hard to decide what to sew next. I would recommend this book to all re-enactors of this historic time frame.

Ce livre reprend des illustrations du journal "La Mode Illustrée" entre 1867 et le début du XXè siècle. Pour chaque année, le livre reprend plusieurs gravures du journal (en noir et blanc), présentant plusieurs exemples de tenues. Il est une bonne référence pour la mode féminine de l'époque. Il permet d'identifier les évolutions de style des différents éléments constitutif de la tenue.

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En mi opinion una preciosidad visual en donde con sus 212 paginas puedes ver y hacerte una amplia idea de la moda de la epoca victoriana y eduardiana. Tanto de vestuario como de complementos a lo largo de todos los años. Un compra recomendada para los amantes de este mundo.

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in the clothing of this era; the detailed descriptions of the materials and colours used to create these gowns adds an extra dimension to the fun and makes envisioning them in all their glory that much easier.

I will cherish it for ever