現在，可以從艾布拉姆斯，這個流行的圖書提供瞭一個難得，近距離觀察精湛，勞力密集的細節看到優秀的曆史衣服。完美的裝飾縫，分鍾縫閤，刀急劇褶皺，和性感的布料-一切都在這裏，同時更不尋常的技術，如衝壓，粉色，和削減。大多數這些影響不能被復製的機器，但今天的許多時裝設計師的靈感來自他們的過去，使這些細節，更加具有現代性習語，以及現實的現代製造業。

吸取維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館的世界著名的收藏，這本書包含瞭畫廊的精品照片，並附有明確的界綫圖顯示建造完成服裝和文字，規定每一個在其時間。這本書將呼籲任何有興趣的方式，曆史的服裝，或紡織曆史，從削減和建設，以麵料和輔料。

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.