The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 89
As a matterof fact, the Eastern women, when theyfasten their petticoats between theirankles for convenience in walking,demonstrate the first stage in theproduction of bifurcated garments. A single row of stitches will give riseto a kind of divided skirt, while twoseams and a single cut made… … Figure 76.—A simpledress in the form ofa petticoat from anEgjrptian figure of theSixth Dynasty (3500B.C.), from the Myerscollection at EtonCollege. 56 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS
Costume · Clothing and dress
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