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title: "19th-Century Fashion in Detail (V&A)"
price: "$75.18"
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# Detailed garment construction diagrams Authoritative, richly illustrated text Exquisite color photography 19th-Century Fashion in Detail (V&A)

**Price:** $75.18
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📖 Step into the seams of history — where fashion’s finest details come alive!

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- **What is this?** 19th-Century Fashion in Detail (V&A)
- **How much does it cost?** $75.18 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Key Features

- • **Blueprints of Timeless Elegance:** Line drawings reveal the intricate construction behind each garment’s beauty.
- • **Fragile Fashion, Fearlessly Explored:** Access rare, delicate pieces usually hidden from public view with this authoritative guide.
- • **Visual Masterclass in Fashion History:** Stunning, high-resolution images capture every stitch and drape in vivid detail.
- • **A Must-Have for Designers & Collectors:** Inspiration and knowledge packed for creative professionals and fashion aficionados alike.
- • **Unveil the Art of 19th-Century Couture:** Dive deep into the decorative seams and strict corseting that defined an era.

## Overview

This beautifully illustrated book from the V&A collection offers an in-depth exploration of 19th-century fashion through exquisite photography and detailed line drawings. Perfect for students, designers, and collectors, it reveals the craftsmanship behind garments too fragile for display, making it an essential resource for anyone passionate about historical fashion.

## Description

This sumptuously illustrated book reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up some of the garments in the V&A’s superlative 19th-century fashion collection. With an authoritative text, exquisite colour photography of garment details and line drawings showing the complete construction of each piece, it gives the reader a unique opportunity to examine historical clothing that is often too fragile to be on display. It is an inspirational resource for students, collectors, designers and anyone who is fascinated by fashion and clothing.

Review: Stunning book - Bought this as a present for my grandma. She already owns a lot of books on historical clothing but she was blown away by this one. The images and the amount of detail that has been captured is stunning. Very quality images and paper.
Review: Thrilled my sewing-mad sister in law - This highly detailed and beautiful book is a welcome treat for those who love period clothing and especially the details of how they are constructed. It was a big win for my relative is a master amateur seamstress. A very artistic book with sensational photographs.

## Features

- New Store Stock

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 72,705 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 77 in Fashion History 104 in Fashion & Style (Books) 201 in Fashion Design |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 286 Reviews |

## Images

![19th-Century Fashion in Detail (V&A) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71U2HDmSg-L.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning book
*by L***L on 14 July 2023*

Bought this as a present for my grandma. She already owns a lot of books on historical clothing but she was blown away by this one. The images and the amount of detail that has been captured is stunning. Very quality images and paper.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thrilled my sewing-mad sister in law
*by B***E on 5 December 2022*

This highly detailed and beautiful book is a welcome treat for those who love period clothing and especially the details of how they are constructed. It was a big win for my relative is a master amateur seamstress. A very artistic book with sensational photographs.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning
*by A***T on 28 March 2021*

This is just a joy of a reference book. It is set out with close up pictures of details of dresses; flounces, ruffles, trimmings, embroidery, buttons. It covers some tailoring and some jackets. Each picture is also provided with a small written description . It is not a ‘how to’ book, but just eye candy in lovely detail.

## Frequently Bought Together

- 19th-Century Fashion in Detail (V&A Fashion in Detail)
- 18th-Century Fashion in Detail (V&A Fashion in Detail)
- Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail

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*Last updated: 2026-07-04*