The Dress Detective is the first practical guide to analysing fashion objects, clearly demonstrating how their close analysis can enhance and enrich interdisciplinary research. This accessible book provides readers with the tools to uncover the hidden stories in garments, settin…
Foreword / Jean Druesedow -- 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 …
A brief history of object-based research with dress artefacts -- How to read a dress artefact -- Observation -- Reflection -- Interpretation -- Case study of a yellow woollen pelisse -- Case study of a grey-blue sateen corset -- Case study of a brown velveteen and wool bodice --…
A brief history of object-based research with dress artefacts -- How to read a dress artefact -- Observation -- Reflection -- Interpretation -- Case study of a yellow woollen pelisse -- Case study of a grey-blue sateen corset -- Case study of a brown velveteen and wool bodice --…
This is the first practical guide to analyzing fashion objects, clearly demonstrating how their close analysis can enhance and enrich interdisciplinary research. This accessible book provides readers with the tools to uncover the hidden stories in garments, setting out a careful…
A brief history of object-based research with dress artefacts -- How to read a dress artefact -- Observation -- Reflection -- Interpretation -- Case study of a yellow woollen pelisse -- Case study of a grey-blue sateen corset -- Case study of a brown velveteen and wool bodice --…
This is the first practical guide to analyzing fashion objects, clearly demonstrating how their close analysis can enhance and enrich interdisciplinary research. This accessible book provides readers with the tools to uncover the hidden stories in garments, setting out a careful…