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| Antique and Vintage Clothing: Guide to Dating and Valuation of Womens Clothing,1850-1940 |
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Excellent guide for research and study!!!
This is an excellent book! I have read it over and over! The color photos are fantastic. The author gives a clear, easy to understand overview in each chapter. The value guide seems to be accurate. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is studying vintage clothing!
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Excellent photos. A must for any Victorian lover
I love to recreate Victorian clothing. I have never come across a book with such clear photographs of clothing, undergarments, and hats. I also try to intergrate Victorian fashion into todays fashions and this book is an excellent guide.
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A good costume history reference book.
Diane Snyder-Haugs _Antique & Vintage Clothing..._ is chock-full of nicely sized, glossy color photos & is sensibly organized. The two-page section "How To Use This Book" contains valuable hints on assigning dates to pieces. Each chapter relates to a specific era in fashion & begins with a list of common characteristics, followed by general information, the bodice, the skirt, evening dress, outerwear, general price valuation & sections dealing with fads specific to the period, including undergarments. There are great photos of garment interiors & details of trimmings. Where available there are also charming contemporary photographs, showing both men & women in some cases. There are also chapters on "Dress For Weddings, Funerals & Sports," "Hats & Bonnets," "Parasols," & "Care & Restoration." My only regret is that specific designers are not discussed (although Coco Chanel gets some credits for her innovations); but to include them might have doubled the size of the book. All in all a good resource.
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The book really is a practical guide to setting up an event.
My husband and I were once described as romantic as a truckload as lumber! Its not that we didnt love each other, its just that we took each other for granted. This book gave us the tools to treat each other nicely! And it has certainly changed our marriage. For the better!.. 
I found this book very good and full of useful ideas to keep the romance in my relationship. i have used a few of the ideas in the book, especially the romantic vouchers which were proven to be worth their weight in gold and were fun at the same time. It certainly helped put the romance back in my l.. 
I found this book very good and full of useful ideas to keep the romance in my relationship. i have used a few of the ideas in the book, especially the romantic vouchers which were proven to be worth their weight in gold and were fun at the same time. It certainly helped put the romance back in my l.. 
My husband and I were once described as romantic as a truckload as lumber! Its not that we didnt love each other, its just that we took each other for granted. This book gave us the tools to treat each other nicely! And it has certainly changed our marriage. For the better!..