Fashion and Family History: Interpreting How Your Ancestors Dressed

by Jayne Shrimpton

Studying dress history teaches us much about the past. In this skillfully illustrated, accessible and authoritative book, Jayne Shrimpton demonstrates how fashion and clothes represent the everyday experiences of earlier generations, illuminating the world in which they lived.

As Britain evolved during the 1800s from a slow-paced agrarian society into an urban-industrial nation, dress was transformed. Traditional rural styles declined and modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526760266
• ISBN13: 9781526760265
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Family History
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"