18th Century
Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg by Call Number: Alden 6th GT617.V8 B38 1986Publication Date: 1986Close-up details of items in the CW collection.
Fashion in Detail: 1600 - 1800 by Call Number: Alden 6th floor GT736 .N67 2018xISBN: 9780500292631Publication Date: 2018" With an authoritative text, exquisite color photography of garment details, and line drawings and photographs showing the complete construction of each piece, the reader has the unique opportunity to examine up close historical clothing that is often too fragile to be on display."
Pretty Gentlemen: macaroni men and the eighteenth-century fashion world by Call Number: Alden 6th floor GT736 .M36 2018xISBN: 9780300217469Publication Date: 2018"The term "macaroni" was once as familiar a label as "punk" or "hipster" is today. In this handsomely-illustrated book devoted to notable 18th-century British male fashion, award-winning author and fashion historian Peter McNeil brings together dress, biography, and historical events with the broader visual and material culture of the late 18th century. "
The Age of Undress: Art, fashion, and the classical ideal in the 1790s by Call Number: alden 6th GT589 .R38 2020xISBN: 0300241208Publication Date: 2020". . . explores the emergence and meaning of neoclassical dress in the 1790s, tracing its evolution from Naples to London and Paris over the course of a single decade. The neoclassical style of clothing--often referred to as robe à la grecque, empire style, or "undress"--is marked by a sheer, white, high-waisted muslin dress worn with minimal undergarments, often accessorized with a cashmere shawl. This style represented a dramatic departure from that of previous decades and was short lived. . . '.
