Creating the Perfect Form: How to Interpret and Display Historic Dress by Ms Jan

Description: Creating the Perfect Form by Ms Janet Wood Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "A one-stop guide to safely mounting and handling historic costume for display, including how to analyse, understand and interpret garments from different eras"-- Publisher Description How can the cut of a 19th century gown control its shape? Can you re-create a historic profile from a contemporary mannequin? How can paintings help you analyse historic silhouettes and the corsets and petticoats worn underneath? Conservation and historic dress display specialist Janet Wood will help you answer all these questions. Youll learn how historic garments can be safely handled and shown to best effect, with insight into the characteristic features of each piece and how to translate them from the garment to a display support.Concentrating on Western womens wear from 1750–1950, and with over 250 colour images, plus drawings and charts, youll learn how to interpret an individual garments display needs and create safe, appropriate display forms. Author Biography Janet Wood is a freelance consultant on large exhibitions in major museums and historic properties, including Chatsworth House and the Museum of London. She was previously a fashion designer working with Thea Porter, Monsoon and freelance (1971-90), and a textile conservator with Historic Royal Palaces (1992–2012). Details ISBN 1350328650 ISBN-13 9781350328655 Title Creating the Perfect Form Author Ms Janet Wood Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 192 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:168440573; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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