Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED

CHAPTER 2: THE BLOCK DRAFTS and DIAGRAMS

CHAPTER 3: INLAYS, ALLOWANCES and CLOTH

CHAPTER 4: CUTTING OUT and MARKING UP

CHAPTER 5: PREPARING FOR THE FITTING and the FITTING PROCESS

CHAPTER 6: MAKING UP THE WAISTCOAT

CHAPTER 7: MAKING UP THE TROUSERS

CHAPTER 8: MAKING UP THE JACKET

CHAPTER 9: MAKING UP THE SLEEVES, COLLAR, BUTTONS, BUTTONHOLES and FINISHING

CHAPTER 10: 19TH CENTURY BODY COATS

CHAPTER 11: ORIGINAL GARMENTS: PATTERNS, PHOTOGRAPHS and MEASUREMENTS

INDEX

About the Author

Graham Cottenden is a costumier, tailor, and historian who graduated from the Wimbledon School of Art in 1975 and later gained a master’s degree from Middlesex University. He was a freelance costume maker in London for 20 years working in theatre, film, television and museums before becoming an educator. He has taught students and professionals in the UK and around the world, including Europe, USA, Scandinavia, Brazil, Australia and Hong Kong.