Patterns of Fashion 1 Book Review

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/product/patterns-of-fashion-1the-content-cut-construction-and-context-of-englishwomens-dress-c-1720-1860/?v=79cba1185463

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