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The dress detective : a practical guide to object-based research in fashion / Ingrid Mida, Alexandra Kim.

By: Mida, Ingrid [author.].
Contributor(s): Kim, Alexandra [author.] | Society of Antiquaries of London.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, UK : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1350087777; 9781350087774.Subject(s): Fashion -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Clothing trade -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Fashion design -- Research -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: TT497
Contents:
Foreword / Jean Druesedow -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A brief history of object-based research with dress artifacts -- How to read a dress artifact -- Observation -- Reflection -- Interpretation -- Case study of a yellow woolen pelisse -- Case study of a gray-blue sateen corset -- Case study of a brown velveteen and wool bodice -- Case study of a man's evening suit tailcoat and trousers -- Case study of a Lanvin wedding dress and headpiece -- Case study of a ruby red velvet jacket by Christian Dior -- Case study of a kimono-style jacket by Kenzo -- Appendix 1. Checklist for observation -- Appendix 2. Checklist for reflection.
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TT497 .M54 2019 (Browse shelf) Available RU2200089
Books Raffles University
TT497 .M54 2019 (Browse shelf) Available RU2200090

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Jean Druesedow -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A brief history of object-based research with dress artifacts -- How to read a dress artifact -- Observation -- Reflection -- Interpretation -- Case study of a yellow woolen pelisse -- Case study of a gray-blue sateen corset -- Case study of a brown velveteen and wool bodice -- Case study of a man's evening suit tailcoat and trousers -- Case study of a Lanvin wedding dress and headpiece -- Case study of a ruby red velvet jacket by Christian Dior -- Case study of a kimono-style jacket by Kenzo -- Appendix 1. Checklist for observation -- Appendix 2. Checklist for reflection.