Busks, Basques and Brush-braid
Author | : Pam Inder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 1350060925 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781350060920 |
Rating | : 4/5 (920 Downloads) |
Download or read book Busks, Basques and Brush-braid written by Pam Inder and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part One. The development of the dressmaking trade -- 'About suppressing the Women Mantua-makers' -- 'The art and mystery of mantua-making' -- 'I bought me a gowne' -- 'Undeviating endeavours to please' -- 'At short notice ... and at most economic charges' -- The watershed of the 1870s -- Winners and losers -- Part Two. Dressmakers in fact and fiction -- Dressmakers in fiction -- Dressmakers in fact -- Ladies and their dressmakers.