The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 63
uttons may be copiedfrom masculine attire. In other cases buttons seem toappear which have, it would seem, no hereditary right to theirposition ; but it may be well, before dismissing them, to seewhether they have not a pedigree. We might cite the case ofthe buttons that at one time were sewn on to… … Figure 31.—The uniform of a coast-guard officerof 1775 (after Racinet). COLLARS AND BANDS NICKS IN COAT-LAPELS—^THE WHY AND WHEREFORE OFTHE WHITE SHIRT FRONT T ET US carry on our work of dissecting the clothes of a■*^ modem man, and as we once more survey our subject,we may glance a httle higher…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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