The clothes worn by our ancestors afford an unparalleled insight into lifestyles that have disappeared forever. Choice of dress has always been governed by a series of influences - social and economic, artistic and technical - and, of course, the vagaries of individual taste. Jane Ashelford has used the National Trust's stunning costume and textile collections as well as its historic house portraits, family correspondence, diaries and household papers to produce a fascinating account of the history of dress over the past four centuries
- ISBN10 0707801850
- ISBN13 9780707801858
- Publish Date 1 January 1999 (first published 1 September 1996)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 August 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint National Trust
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English