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FOLK AND FESTIVAL COSTUME OF THE WORLD (Folk Festival Costume World Hre)

1 review
R. Turner Wilcox

Scribner, 1977

A Gem of A Book
I have used this "Treasure of A Book" for the last 20 years, when I first found a copy of it in my town's local library when I was 19 years of age. It has been especially useful while I went and after I graduated from Fashion Design School in Los Angeles. It has been an invaluable reference book, whenever I needed to find an ethic costume. For example, if I want to draw a Korean women in ...

The Mode in Footwear: A Historical Survey with 53 Plates
R. Turner Wilcox

Dover Publications, 2008

The Mode in Hats and Headdress: A Historical Survey with 198 Plates
R. Turner Wilcox

Dover Publications, 2008

Since ancient times, men and women have used hats and headgear for adornment and protection. This stunningly comprehensive survey, arranged chronologically, illustrates the astonishing range of styles ? from Egyptian headdresses and plumed turbans to modern homburgs. With notes on period hairstyles, jewelry, and cosmetics, it's a unique reference for stylists, and designers.

The Mode in Costume: A Historical Survey with 202 Plates
R. Turner Wilcox

Dover Publications, 2008

The pursuit of style has prompted centuries of dramatic change in fashion. From the togas of ancient Rome to the gorgeous gowns of Dior, this lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched treasury examines men's, women's, and children's clothing ? plus accessories ? from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook.

Mode in Costume

3 reviews
R. Turner Wilcox

Scribner, 1977

The Best Reference Around
This is an excellent reference for all costumers. There are extensive pictures of garmets, hairstyles, shoes, and textile patterns for every period from early Byzantium to at least the 40's. Although it is (currently) out of print, seek it out at your library or bookstore till they bring it back!

The Dictionary of Costume

1 review
R. Turner Wilcox

Scribner, 1969

for people who love costume history...
This is the best book for costume history lovers! I, love this book and will use it to try to get an internship in a university this summer for a job!! The older the book the better! and wonderful illistrations too. the price of this one on yahoo was 60 dollars on here it is so cheap!! wow! i love costume history and this seems the best book to use

Five Centuries of American Costume
R. Turner Wilcox

Dover Publications, 2004

Depictions of everyday wear of Vikings, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, and principal North American Indian tribes, plus the varied costumes of the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, and Scandinavians who settled on the American continents. Military uniforms from the 16th to the mid-20th century are also portrayed. 404 black-and-white illustrations.

The mode in hats and headdress

1 review
R. Turner Wilcox

Scribner, 1952

The Greatest Book on Hats
Out of print since 1945, this book is a prize. Not easy to find, this "classic hat book" traces the history of hats and headdress in the Western world starting with "Ancient Egypt" and ending with "United States, 1940-1944." Between are 330 pages, 193 of which are full page illustrations of hats worn by men and women throughout history. A great resource for theater people, names and descriptions ...