The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 84
ide the side seams. Of recent years, when ladies havemost sensibly adopted short skirts,the clock has developed into a seriesof embroidered patterns which coverthe front of the foot and ankle. Theparentage of these is quite evidentfrom the shape, which is shown inFigure 73. This ornamentation has… … SHOES AND STOCKINGS 51 of being embroidered, are the result of perforations, or, in moretechnical language, open-work, and the background whichshows up the design is no longer the material of the stockings,but the skin of their fair wearers. (See Figure 74.) In many cases the stockings are dark in…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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