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Labour of the Stitch

The Making and Remaking of Fashionable Georgian Dress

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Focusing on the intricate process of creating fashionable women's dress in Georgian England, this work highlights the collaboration among mantuamakers, seamstresses, and artists. It emphasizes the significance of manual labor and the skilled hands involved in crafting garments, while exploring themes of craft, industry, gender, and labor. By utilizing recreation methodologies, the text examines how these interconnected trades shaped the culture of fashion in the eighteenth century, revealing the profound impact of stitching and artistic practices on society.

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Labour of the Stitch, Serena Dyer

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Título
Labour of the Stitch
Subtítulo
The Making and Remaking of Fashionable Georgian Dress
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2024
Formato
Tapa dura
Páginas
90
ISBN13
9781009507493
Serie
Calificación
3,65 de 5
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Focusing on the intricate process of creating fashionable women's dress in Georgian England, this work highlights the collaboration among mantuamakers, seamstresses, and artists. It emphasizes the significance of manual labor and the skilled hands involved in crafting garments, while exploring themes of craft, industry, gender, and labor. By utilizing recreation methodologies, the text examines how these interconnected trades shaped the culture of fashion in the eighteenth century, revealing the profound impact of stitching and artistic practices on society.