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Title: Hats: Status, Style and Glamour by Colin McDowell ISBN: 0500279446 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3
Rating: 5
Summary: Hats from every angle - in texts and pictures (GREAT!!!)
Comment: For me, this is the most comprehensive book on the subject that is available - and that includes several out-of-print-books as well. The pictures are great, often full-page, mostly in colour. The texts cover every angle of hat history, style, trade, designers, and everything else you can think of. The pictures cover all kinds of hat styles, usually putting traditional or classic shapes in contrast with modern versions or interpretations, there are also pictures of hats by a lot of great designers with a short synopsis on their work and simply wonderful hats. The book is a rare treat for the eyes and a great source of information. Be warned, however, that the subjects are treated usually rather briefly, and not in detail. Turn to other books concentrating on single aspects for that - for an overview, you can't do better than this. I want to point out, however, that the book does NOT deal with the do-it-yourself-creation of hats, and anyone looking for information on hatmaking or millinery instruction has to turn elsewhere. Still, if you're interested in hats and / or millinery, you don't want to miss this book.
Rating: 1
Summary: A Glance at Fashion and Little More
Comment: This is a good book for an office environment where you have to sit and wait, and would rather look at pictures than be informed. The first sentence of the chapter 'The Hat and the Hatmaker' quotes Thackeray, "there is a great deal in the building and wearing of hats," but McDowell tells the reader little more about felting than St. Clement supposedly discovered felting by sticking flax in his shoes which "matted the fibres." He explains that beaver was more expensive than rabbit, and rabbit was more expensive than straw. He does not say whether beaver is still used to make hats. There is a lot of information in this book: In the late 19th century top hats were called chimney pots. Pre-World War I "Scale is still important at all social levels and is provided by trims." [in women's hats]. I have selected my examples at random as typical. This kind of information can while away the time in waiting room, but I didn't find it useful. The layout is attractive, and I liked some of the illustrations.
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Title: The Century of Hats: Headturning Style of the Twentieth Century by Susie Hopkins ISBN: 0785811133 Publisher: Book Sales Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Hat Book: Creating Hats for Every Occasion by Juliet Bawden ISBN: 0937274739 Publisher: Sterling Publishing Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Vintage Hats & Bonnets 1770-1970: Identification & Values by Susan Langley, John Dowling ISBN: 1574320289 Publisher: Collector Books Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Hat Tricks: 80 Instant Makeovers to Transform Ordinary Hats into Fabulous Creations by Terence Terry ISBN: 1579900399 Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Classic Millinery Techniques: A Complete Guide to Making & Designing Today's Hats by Ann Albrizio, Osnat Lustig, Ted Morrison ISBN: 157990274X Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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