Reviews for Tudor Costume and Fashions

The average rating for Tudor Costume and Fashions based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-02-13 00:00:00 Hilda Mills Dense, dense, and dense. And dated. 5 stars for the data, but 3 for the presentation, so let's average it out to 4. The line art style makes the book instantly look out of date to modern eyes, which (let's be honest) often makes one question the veracity of the material. But, if you can make it through the unapproachable text and illustration layout, there are quite a lot of good nuggets of information buried in this heavy tome. Literately heavy - you could use the book as part of a free weight work out. This is not a book for the introductory level - this is for someone coming in with a lot of background on the subject and who is probably looking for specific information. Highly recommend for SCA members and other costume makers looking for high level details on the people and clothes of the 16th century.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-11-12 00:00:00 David Ayers How did I ever understand the world of Tudor fashions before this book?! I love it! A huge quantity of information from both historical and fashion angles, lots of lovely diagrams of both the items of clothing and their construction... and I love the dated way in which it is written, it makes it such a pleasure to read.