Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume

Pattern Cutting for Men's Costume is a practical

guide featuring patterns for the most important garments worn by men

between the 16th and 19th centuries. Easy-to-follow instructions

explain how to cut patterns for 'average' and individual measurements -

with expert advice on how to adapt patterns to fit men of all shapes

and sizes.



Introductions to each section describe the major developments in

men's dress - revealing how garments evolved - and patterns for period

garments for which there are no actual examples are based on

contemporary paintings. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of

diagrams, this is a much-awaited and valuable addition to the library

of costume-makers in all fields.









- Features a new system of drafting patterns for men's period costume.





- Includes patterns for the most important non-fashionable garments

(worn from the 16th to the 19th centuries) plus clothes in vogue from

the middle of the 16th to the end of the 18th centuries.





- Illustrated with hundreds of diagrams accompanied by step-by-step

instructions for period garments, plus a few versatile theatrical

designs.