The Modern Tailor Outfitter and Clothier - Vol. I.
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The Modern Tailor Outfitter and Clothier - Vol. I.

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The Modern Tailor Outfitter and Clothier - Vol. I.

About this book

Originally published in 1928, The Modern Tailor, Outfitter and Clothier, is a classic three-volume work detailing the tailoring and clothes-making industry, including design, sales practices and production methods, in the early 20th century.


Extremely well illustrated with photographs, many helpful diagrams, and detailed instructions for designing and constructing various garments. It provides the reader with a detailed snapshot of the tailoring trade and its history.


Volume one contents include:

  • Tailoring as a Vocation
  • Gentlemen's Garment Cutting
  • Trouser Cutting - Vest Cutting -
  • Measures and Measuring - Coat Cutting -
  • Over Garments -
  • Cutting for Corpulent Figures -
  • Trying On -
  • Manipulation -
  • Anatomy for Tailors -
  • Measuring for Ladies Garments -
  • Skirt Cutting -
  • Coat Cutting -
  • Breeches Cutting -
  • Colour and Clothes -
  • Juvenile Garments -
  • Alterations -
  • Collar Cutting -
  • Catering for American Clients -
  • West End Models -
  • Draft of West End Morning Coat -
  • Scales of Measurements etc.


Many of the earliest books on fashion and clothing , particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing this vintage volume in a modern and affordable edition, complete with a new introduction and high quality reproductions of the original illustration plates.

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Yes, you can access The Modern Tailor Outfitter and Clothier - Vol. I. by A. S. Bridgland in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Design & Fashion Design. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Obscure Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781445505633
eBook ISBN
9781473347632
Topic
Design

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Plates
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter I: Some Problems of the Tailoring Trade
  8. Chapter II: Tailoring as a Vocation
  9. Chapter III: Taking the Order
  10. Chapter IV: Gentlemen’s Garment Cutting—Trouser Cutting
  11. Chapter V: Gentlemen’s Garment Cutting—Vest Cutting
  12. Chapter VI: Measures and Measuring
  13. Chapter VII: Gentlemen’s Garment Cutting—Coat Cutting
  14. Chapter VIII: Gentlemen’s Garment Cutting—Cutting of Overgarments
  15. Chapter IX: Gentlemen’s Garment Cutting—Cutting for Corpulent Figures
  16. Chapter X: Gentlemen’s Garment Cutting—Variations from the Normal Draft
  17. Chapter XI: Trying-On—Its Place, Purpose, and Plan
  18. Chapter XII: After Trying-On
  19. Chapter XIII: Manipulation
  20. Chapter XIV: The Principles of Cutting
  21. Chapter XV: Anatomy for Tailors
  22. Chapter XVI: Measuring for Ladies’ Garments
  23. Chapter XVII: Ladies’ Garments—Skirt Cutting
  24. Chapter XVIII: Ladies’ Garments—Coat Cutting
  25. Chapter XIX: Ladies’ Garments—Breeches Cutting
  26. Chapter XX: Colour and Clothes
  27. Chapter XXI: Juvenile Garments—Cutting for Juveniles
  28. Chapter XXII: Alterations—Their Cause and Cure
  29. Chapter XXIII: Collar Cutting and Making for Gentlemen’s Garments
  30. Chapter XXIV: Catering for American Clients
  31. Chapter XXV: West End Models
  32. Chapter XXVI: Draft of West End Morning Coat
  33. Scales of Measurements