Lowell, Dressing Historical Characters

Lowell, Dressing Historical Characters

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Dressing Historical Characters
Clothing History for Entertainment Designers
Lauren M. Lowell
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Dressing Historical Characters demystifies historical dress for designers embarking on the creative and collaborative process of production design and performance. Lauren Lowell offers a practical, accessible foundation in historical costume knowledge designed to enhance the creative storytelling process. From the bustling stages of theatre to the dynamic frames of film, understanding the basics of period costumes is key to crafting immersive narratives.

Lowell equips students and professionals in theatre, dance, and film with the tools to engage in informed preliminary discussions about different historical periods and cultural attire, laying the groundwork for deeper research. The book features an invaluable full-color insert, illustrating the layered complexity of historical garments—from the underpinnings to the outerwear—providing clarity on how these pieces function and interact.

Full-color ebook available (see sidebar at left for ebook options)

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“This book is perfectly outlined and arranged for theatre students. The vast expanse of historical costume study is condensed and presented in a practical way for theatrical study. The stodgy academic language of many history-geared textbooks is replaced with effective, to-the-point content just in-depth enough for budding state designers.” —Danielle Hodgins, SUNY Oswego
Table of Contents
1. Defining the Culture of Dress

Part 1: THE ANCIENT WESTERN WORLD
2. The Egyptians (c. 3000–300 BCE)
3. The Greeks (c. 800–500 BCE)
4. The Romans (c. 509 BCE–476 CE)

Part 2: THE EUROPEAN MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE
5. Early Middle Ages: The Dark Ages and the Byzantine Empire through Romanesque (c. 300–1200 CE)
6. Late Middle Ages (c. 1200–1500)
7. Renaissance (1500s)

Part 3: EUROPEAN AND COLONIAL AMERICA: Baroque and Rococo
8. Cavalier (c. 1625–1660)
9. Restoration (1660–1715)
10. Georgian/Rococo (c. 1700–1789)

Part 4: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IN AMERICAN AND EUROPE
11. Neoclassical Period (c. 1800–1825)
12. Victorian Era (c. 1830–1900)

Part 5: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
13. Early Twentieth Century (c. 1900–1960s)
14. Rise of Fashion Rebels and Dress Countercultures (1940s–1990s)

Part 6: EXAMPLES OF NON-EUROPEAN AND INDIGENOUS DRESS CULTURES
15. Asia
16. The Middle East
17. Africa
18. Polynesia, Australia, and North America

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