The Tudor Revolution

  The School of Historical Dress has been hard at work in recent years to release more complete and updated editions of Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion series. this series is a staple of most costumer and reenactor bookshelves because of the detail and thorough construction notes for each garment the book covers. Today we are going to discuss the pros and cons of the different editions in a book review of Patterns of Fashion 1. My goal is to make sure everyone looking to buy the updated copy knows what they are and are not getting. Please know the original edition is out of print, but may be available from used book sellers. Here is an Amazon affiliate link to the book we are discussing: https://amzn.to/3z4f1rt To my knowledge, the updated version is only available through the School of Historical Dress shop. The funds raised from book sales go to help fund the school and their research efforts. Non affiliate link below: https://shop.theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk/produc...

  I get a lot of requests for good books for beginning costumers when I am at events. Those requests inspired my book review playlist. Lydia Edwards' book How to Read a Dress is a fantastic starting point for new historical costumers to start understanding changes in time of silhouette and fashions over time. The nature of the book will prevent it from being a deep dive into any particular era, but the book was designed as more of a survey course. You can also see updated commentary on Lydia's Instagram account linked below. Lydia Edwards Instagram Amazon Affiliate Links: How to Read a Dress by Lydia Edwards https://amzn.to/3oSftr9 How to Read a Suit by Lydia Edwards https://amzn.to/426lZJ7 Social Media and other Places to Find me: Instagram: @maridith.smith Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tudorrevolution/ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/maridithsmith All Music was Provided by the YouTube creator studio. Video edited with DaVinci Resolve 17. Filmed with Cann...