The Dress Detective: A Practical Guide to Object-Based Research in Fashion
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472573978 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Written in plain language, this book will give any budding fashion historian, curator or researcher the knowledge and confidence to analyse the material in front of them effectively.. Beautifully illustrated, the book contains seven case studies of fashionable Western garments – ranging from an 1820s coat to a 2004 Kenzo jacket – that articulate the methodological framework for the process, illustrate the use of the checklists, and show how evidence from the garment itself can be used to corroborate theories of dress or fashion.This book outlines a skillset that has, until now, ty
Five Stars Barbara Jean Hewitt Helpful and educational, even for an advanced sewer.. B. Wolov said A must have for fashion historians and aficionados.. this is an intelligently written book - informative and a lot of fun. Highly recommend.. Woman of Wisdom said Five Stars. Great ideas for how to conduct research in material culture.
I have no doubt it will become a seminal text.” Amy de la Haye, Joint Director of the Centre for Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion, UK. This book is essential for new students, but its concise framework will also be useful to seasoned researchers. Ingrid Mida and Alexandra Kim fill that gap in the bookshelf with The Dress Detective … A concise, well organized, and extremely accessible book that deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in fashion research.” Katy Werlin, The Fashion Historian“The Dress Detective is a smart, accessible text that provides a l
She now combines research and writing with her work as an editor of Costume, the journal of the UK Costume Society.. Kim has worked at the Ashmolean, Chertsey Museum, and Buckinghamshire County Museum and was most recently a curator at Kensington Palace, UK. Ingrid Mida is a dress historian and curator. Responsible for the revival of the Ryerson Fashion Research Collection in Canada, Mida has written for various publications incl