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title: "Draping Period Costumes: Classical Greek to Victorian: (The Focal Press Costume Topics Series) 1st Edition"
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# Draping Period Costumes: Classical Greek to Victorian: (The Focal Press Costume Topics Series) 1st Edition

**Brand:** sharon sobel
**Price:** 748 kr
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- **What is this?** Draping Period Costumes: Classical Greek to Victorian: (The Focal Press Costume Topics Series) 1st Edition by sharon sobel
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## Customer Reviews

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    Finally the book I've needed!
  

*by L***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2013*

I have been teaching, building and designing costumes for over 30 years.  In all those years, I have had to depend on contemporary fashion textbooks for teaching draping.  Sharon Sobel's new book "Draping Period Costumes: Classical Greek to Victorian" is the textbook I have been looking for.  It includes both male and female period designs, is based on solid pattern draping principles and is well illustrated with many good photographs.  While there have been several excellent books on flat patterning for period costumes, this book allows you to understand the process from a draper's perspective, allowing for well fitting garments in your first test.  It is not a book for non-sewers and assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of garment construction.  However, it has excellent notes on the effect of grain line on the pattern, setting up a dress form for the right under structure and, may I say again, MEN'S costume patterns.  If I could add anything to the book, it would be a section on trousers and skirts but since both are typically flat patterned or drafted, they don't really belong in a draping book.I highly recommend it.  I downloaded the Kindle edition before it was available in paper and find it easy to use on a tablet.  My class will be using it in the Fall of 2013.8/26/13 - just an additional note.  I was so very excited by what is in the book that I overlooked the lack of sleeve patterns.  It may be that, like skirts and trousers, sleeves are more commonly flat patterned.  However, I do agree with another reviewer that they are very important.  Perhaps in a 2nd Edition?

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    ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
  

*by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013*

This book provides an exceptionally illustrated guide to period draping.  Backed by solid understanding of silhouette and modes of historical costuming, Sharon Sobel has created a text that allows for a more user-friendly method of creating period garments (that will assuredly respond to the continual change of the contemporary figure- an element that most period patterning books neglect).  I appreciate that the author uses accessible language (applicable to both the novice and expert draper) and also includes examples of historical garments for men and women.  Though the book covers a broad swath of historical fashion, the author includes imperative step-by-step information pertaining to period-specific detailing.  I would recommend this text not only for personal use, but find that it is ideal for course adoption on related topics. In short, it is Adaptable, Accessible, Comprehensive and Practical!!! Furthermore, any costume shop would be remiss to not add this treasure to its functional library.  More than any other book on the topic, I found this to be the best!

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    "Draping Period Costumes":An Important New Text for All Who Are involved with Costume
  

*by M***G on Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2013*

Sharon Sobel's new text "Draping Period Costumes: Classical Greek to Victorian" fills an important gap in the costume design literature. For anyone involved with period costume, or with teaching others in this area, this should become an indispensable text.  The scope is truly impressive, covering ancient Greece through the Victorian period. The author illustrates each topic with superb drawings and illuminating text, and construction is both explained and documented photographically, step by step. The book even uses a spiral binding so that pages sit flat- and ideal situation for use in the design studio.  The end result is an extremely well-constructed, thoughtfully and clearly presented and highly useful text that should find wide interest in both the academic and professional theater communities.

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