Dress in Eighteenth Century England

Hardbound with Dust Jacket, 240 pgs. Fashion, that is, the changing sequence of styles, has been much studied. What has been considered less is the complexity of dress – the variations it shows at any one time from the accepted norm. Such variations can be regional, they can follow divisions of age and sex, status or occupation, and they can change with the social rituals and with the activities of work and leisure. “Dress in Eighteenth Century England” studies the social range from Court to the poorest class. Ann Buck was for twenty-five years (1947-72) Keeper of the Gallery of English Costume, Manchester City Art Galleries.