Day costumes, evening wear, sports clothes, shoes, hats, other accessories in over 1,000 detailed engravings. Very thorough identification of styles, materials,

After the Civil War the upper middle class in America expanded and became increasingly style-conscious. Visiting European royalty as well as American women retu

Panoramic display of evolving styles ranges from hoop-skirted gowns of the mid-1800s to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced diminished bustles and close-

4 female dolls with 28 elegant high fashion costumes, printed in full color.

Over 400 striking fashion designs from rare issues of Godey's Lady's Book (1837-1869) — the most influential women's magazine of the period. Introduction and