The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 54
tab and buttonson the back of a soldiers great coatmake a temporary waist. the buttons have been dupli-cated and are on both sides ofthe coat, and they are stillsewTi to ornamental pieces inthe uniform of the GrenadierGuards. The presence of thelower buttons on uniforms andcoats is therefore… … Before accepting such a solution of the problem, however,it may be well to see if the buttons may not have had another origin ; and, on looking forsome clue, we find that twofolds take their rise from thepoint where the buttons aresituated. These may be ex-pected to throw some Hghtupon the…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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