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title: "The Dress of the People: Everyday Fashion in Eighteenth-Century England Hardcover – 30 Nov. 2007"
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# The Dress of the People: Everyday Fashion in Eighteenth-Century England Hardcover – 30 Nov. 2007

**Brand:** john styles
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- **What is this?** The Dress of the People: Everyday Fashion in Eighteenth-Century England Hardcover – 30 Nov. 2007 by john styles
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent insight to lower class C18th clothing
  

*by M***O on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2020*

Absolutely brilliant book for those looking for more insight into the social background, materials and styles likely to be worn the ordinary people in Britain in the 18th century. The lower classes is often a subject which is neglected in the studies of 'fashion' through the ages, but this book paints the most vivid picture I have seen yet, and is a valuable resource for anyone requiring more detail about the fabrics used and available to the less well off, especially useful for reconstruction purposes. Using excellent primary sources (with good appendices detailing the findings as tables) and plenty of quality illustrations, including that of many textiles from private sources and the Foundling Museum, this book will provide the social and material history background for anyone who needs to reconstruct accurate common-place garments for this period, as well as being a great read for those who are simply interested in the era. Superb book and a must for the bookshelves of those interested in clothing for ordinary people of the C18th.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Well-researched but bit long-winded
  

*by D***H on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2013*

For those who want to know about how common people dressed in the 18th century: look no further than this book. Absolutely every aspect of the way English plebein people dressed is covered.However, one runs the risk of thinking everyone stole clothing (it's amazing how much clothing is stolen, pawned or burnt over the course of the book). Also, after a while it becomes rather tiring to read, once again, that even poor people from the Northern counties didn't weave and made up their own clothes; or that commoners kept using linen for their shirts and shirts and didn't use cotton till the 19th century. Things like that are repeated in every single chapter. *sigh*Excellent study if this is what you need (probably the only comprehensive study of the subject), but just a tad too much repetition. I got it the first time round, no need to keep rubbing it in.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2021*

Bought as a present, they were thrilled with the book.

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