Now available from Abrams, this popular book offers a rare, close-up look at the exquisite, labor-intensive details seen in fine historical clothing. Perfect decorative seams, minute stitching, knife-sharp pleats, and voluptuous drapery--all are here, alongside more unusual techniques such as stamping, pinking, and slashing. Most of these effects cannot be replicated by machine, yet many of today's fashion designers take their inspiration from the past, adapting these details to a more contemporary idiom, and to the realities of modern manufacturing.

Drawing from the Victoria and Albert Museum's world-famous collections, the book contains a gallery of exquisite photographs, accompanied by clear line drawings showing the construction of the complete garment and a text that sets each in the context of its time. This book will appeal to anyone interested in fashion, historical costume, or textile history, from cut and construct to fabric and trimmings.

现在，可以从艾布拉姆斯，这个流行的图书提供了一个难得，近距离观察精湛，劳力密集的细节看到优秀的历史衣服。完美的装饰缝，分钟缝合，刀急剧褶皱，和性感的布料-一切都在这里，同时更不寻常的技术，如冲压，粉色，和削减。大多数这些影响不能被复制的机器，但今天的许多时装设计师的灵感来自他们的过去，使这些细节，更加具有现代性习语，以及现实的现代制造业。

吸取维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆的世界著名的收藏，这本书包含了画廊的精品照片，并附有明确的界线图显示建造完成服装和文字，规定每一个在其时间。这本书将呼吁任何有兴趣的方式，历史的服装，或纺织历史，从削减和建设，以面料和辅料。