The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 65
nly a shortslit, left for convenience in walking (see Figure 13);but it has a special interest for us, as in connectionwith it there are two or three buttons and button-holes, usually hidden, which allow of the openingbeing closed up. 28 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS Here, then, we have buttons on the back… … Fig. 14.—A back view of a seventeenth-century coatshowing the buttons and buttonholes. Each button and buttonhole was placed in themiddle of similar pieces of lace or embroidery, sothat the sides of the coat were made to look symmetri-cal. The object in view was the keeping of the skirtsof the coat…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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