The third volume in Janet Arnold's groundbreaking series Patterns
of Fashion covers an earlier period than the previous two volumes:
Patterns of Fashion 1660-1860 and Patterns of Fashion 1860-1940,
concentrating on the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Significantly,
too, this is the first of Arnold's books to include patterns for
men's clothing. As well as Janet Arnold’s meticulous patterns for
these remarkable garments, the book includes an amazing 300 black
and white photographs ranging from portraits of the period to
details of articles of clothing.
