Reviewed by Lizzie Bramlett – fuzzylizzie.com The Costume Collector’s Companion 1890-1990 by Rosemary Hawthorne (Aurum Press ISBN 1-85410-552-3) Out of print, limited availability, used copies may be available This is a decade by decade guide to collecting clothes and accessories from the 20th century. The focus is on fashions from the UK, where the author is located. Included are descriptions of clothing items that were typical of each decade. Rosemary Hawthorne has written the most
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Reviewed by Gayle MacGregor – Sewing Machine Girl Wig, Hairdressing and Shaving Bygones by Gail Durbin (Shire Library, ISBN: 978-0-85263-663-3) This small but informative book covers a topic not often explored: The history of wigs, hairdressing and men’s shaving accoutrements. Starting from 1624 the author explores the reasons why wigs became fashionable from their practical beginnings to becoming the fashion of the court, the clergy and of upwardly mobile society. Early construction techniques of wigs
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