"Published in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Handling, dressing and conservation issues -- Taking patterns and making toiles -- Selecting and modifying mannequins and dress stands -- Padding up the torso -- Designing and making underpinnings -- Troubleshooting -- Alternative methods for mounting costumes.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book provides a comprehensive guide to mounting costumes from the 18th century to the present day. It includes methods for adapting and shaping figures to create historical silhouettes, constructing underpinnings and making replicas and toiles using inexpensive and simple techniques."--Publisher description.