Twenty chapters present the range of current research into the study of textiles and dress in classical antiquity, stressing the need for cross and inter-disciplinarity study in order to gain the fullest picture of surviving material
This book presents a selection of the rich and varied iconographic material from the Scandinavian Late Iron Age (AD 400-1050), depicting clothed human figures from an archaeological textile and clothing perspective.
This book takes an explicitly economic approach to textile production, focusing on regional centers, most often referred to as palaces, to understand the means by which states in the Aegean and Anatolia financed themselves through cloth industries.
The study of dress in antiquity has expanded in the last 20 years, evolving from investigations of costume and ethnicity in ancient art and texts and analyses of terms relating to textiles and their production, to broader studies of the social roles of dressed bodies in ancient contexts, texts, and images.
The essays in this volume offer a fresh insight into the emerging interdisciplinary research field of textile and dress studies by discussing archaeological, iconographical and textual evidence within a broad geographical and chronological spectrum.
Abby Cox is a dress historian and dressmaker, who has co-authored two American Duchess titles. She predominantly focuses on post-17th century American dress history.
Bernadette Banner focuses on Western dress history that pre-dates WWI, using the hand sewing methods and historical machinery that would have been available at the time.
Crow's Eye Productions are most well known for their 'Getting dressed' series, which demonstrates dress history by showing each layer involved. They predominantly focus on British dress history.
Karolina Żebrowska predominantly discusses Western dress history from the 18th century and onward. She has a specific focus around trends and ideologies informing fashion.
Prior Attire is a company creating reconstructions of historical garments from Western dress history in a variety of time periods. They are best know for their 'Dressing up' series, which demonstrates dress history by showing each layer involved in getting dressed.
Presented by British Pathe, Vintage Fashion showcases a number of vintage beauty shows, fabulous catwalk coverage, retro women's lifestyle clips and more.
Nicole Rudolph is predominantly an historical shoe-maker. Her channel focusses on historical shoe-making, tailoring and dress. Part theory, part practical reconstruction.