Fashions and Costumes from Godey's Lady's Book and ten-gallon hats

and ten-gallon hats

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“Undoubtedly the best and most comprehensive study … it would be hard to name a work in any tongue which could rival its treatment of the subject

For the ladies

This inexpensive Dover edition

Fashions and Costumes from Godey's Lady's Book and ten-gallon hatsA unique fashion image developed in mid nineteenth century America reflecting the influences of Queen Victoria, the court of Napoleon III and American adaptions of European designs, many of the stylish silhouettes that emerged from this spirited era are still admired today. This book presents a fashion parade of authentic ladies' and childrens' styles from the most influential women's magazine of the period Godey's Lady's Book which presented both