Description

Originally revealed in France among 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Gown historique used to be in its day probably the most huge-ranging and incisive take a look at of apparel ever tried. Protecting the sector Historical past of Gown, get dressed, and magnificence from antiquity thru to the tip of the nineteenth century, the six extent paintings continues to be totally distinctive in its scope and element.

This TASCHEN reprint items Racinet’s exquisitely exact colour illustrations, in addition to his pleasant descriptions and continuously witty statement. Spanning the whole lot from historic Etruscan apparel to French ladies’s couture, subject material is organized in keeping with Racinet’s authentic plan by way of tradition and topic. As expansive in its achieve as it’s passionate in its analysis and a focus to element, Racinet’s Gown Historical past is a useful reference for college students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a wealthy supply of notion for someone with an passion in apparel and magnificence.