By Ingrid Mida, Alexandra Kim
The costume Detective is the 1st sensible advisor to analysing model gadgets, basically demonstrating how their shut research can increase and enhance interdisciplinary study. This obtainable booklet presents readers with the instruments to discover the hidden tales in clothing, commencing a delicately built examine technique particular to decorate, and supplying effortless to take advantage of checklists that advisor the reader during the approach.
Beautifully illustrated, the publication comprises seven case stories of stylish Western clothing – starting from an 1820s coat to a 2004 Kenzo jacket – that articulate the methodological framework for the method, illustrate using the checklists, and convey how proof from the garment itself can be utilized to corroborate theories of gown or fashion.
This e-book outlines a skillset that has, in the past, mostly been handed on informally. Written in simple language, this booklet will supply any budding style historian, curator or researcher the data and self assurance to examine the cloth in entrance of them effectively.
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Linings can often help to reveal the history of a garment. It is common for linings to be replaced or altered over time as they are subject to greater wear than other elements of the garment. The quality of the lining fabric (silk, satin, polyester) may also offer clues about the economic status of the wearer. Observation 12. How is the garment closed or fastened? Does it have a side/back/front zipper, or metal/plastic/self-fabric buttons, or other types of closure? 6). 7. 1890s. Private Collection.
1950s. 018. Photo by Ingrid Mida. 50 When recording textiles, there are two main elements that it is helpful to capture. The first element is the fiber(s) used to make the fabric. Sometimes this will be relatively straightforward, and it will be clear whether a piece of material is made from silk or wool. Before the widespread adoption of synthetic textiles, such as rayon in the 1930s, the majority of clothing would have been made from wool, silk, linen, or cotton. These natural fibers could be combined to produce a vast array of fabric blends that differed in weight, finish, and appearance.
CHAPTER 3 7. What are the most unusual or unique aspects of the garment? Note your initial impressions of the most striking features. 42 8. Does the collection have any other garments like it, either by the same designer or from the same period? These other garments may aid your research by providing useful comparisons in terms of construction, materials and decoration. 3. CN Tower jumpsuit uniform, 1976. 003 Photo by Jazmin Welch. 4. 5. 1900. 050. Photo by Ingrid Mida. 1900. 048. Photo by Ingrid Mida.