About the Author

Ann Buermann Wass is the historian at Riversdale, a Federal era house museum.

Michelle Webb Fandrich is a fashion and textile historian and appraiser.

Reviews

". . . this is an exceptional, information-packed resource." - Library Journal

". . . highly recommended for research collections where quality counts..." - Booklist

". . . an extremely useful reference work that provides coverage of styles divided by sex, age, class, and race, and includes excellent glossaries that will be invaluable to anybody interested in historical recreation or theatrical costuming. . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries." - Choice