Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume

<b><i>Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume</i></b> is a practical<br/>guide featuring patterns for the most important garments worn by men<br/>between the 16th and 19th centuries. Easy-to-follow instructions<br/>explain how to cut patterns for 'average' and individual measurements -<br/>with expert advice on how to adapt patterns to fit men of all shapes<br/>and sizes.<br/><br/>Introductions to each section describe the major developments in<br/>men's dress - revealing how garments evolved - and patterns for period<br/>garments for which there are no actual examples are based on<br/>contemporary paintings. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of<br/>diagrams this is a much-awaited and valuable addition to the library<br/>of costume-makers in all fields.<br/><br/><br/><ul><br/><li>Features a new system of drafting patterns for men's period costume.</li><br/><li>Includes patterns for the most important non-fashionable garments<br/>(worn from the 16th to the 19th centuries) plus clothes in vogue from<br/>the middle of the 16th<sup> </sup>to the end of the 18th centuries.</li><br/><li>Illustrated with hundreds of diagrams accompanied by step-by-step<br/>instructions for period garments plus a few versatile theatrical<br/>designs.</li></ul>