Talbot Hughes drew and measured the real garments: what people actually wore, century by century, with the cut, the trimmings and the dimensions an artist or dressmaker would need to reproduce them.

Nineteenth Century. George III. Female

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Nineteenth Century. George III. Female

The hair up to 1808 was gathered into a knot of curls at the back of the head, rather high up, with a small curl at the sides in front of…

Nineteenth Century. George III. Female: Short

Short double-breasted waistcoats continued much the same, but a round-shaped lapel appeared on many.

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