costume

The activities in this book push readers to follow step-by-step directions, determine relationships among steps in a technical process, and build the skills they need to make the perfect crafts for the Halloween season.

Describes what people wore in colonial America, discussing puritan, Quaker, and military styles.

An account of the costume that clothed the mass of the English population. Relates the clothes people wore to the history of textiles and manufacturing. Also covers technical advances of the Industrial Revolution.

Examines the history of fashion and clothing in Germany, discusses the geographical, social, and cultural influences on how people dress, describes both traditional and modern garb, and looks at what men, women, and children are wearing in the early twenty-first century.

Examines the history of fashion and clothing in Mexico, discusses the geographical, social, and cultural influences on how people dress, describes both traditional and modern garb, and looks at what men, women, and children are wearing in the early twenty-first century.

Examines the history of fashion and clothing in Japan, discusses the geographical, social, and cultural influences on how people dress, describes both traditional and modern garb, and looks at what men, women, and children are wearing in the early twenty-first century.

Examines the costumes of China and Japan at different eras throughout history, looking at what clothing and body adornment reveals about the culture and society of the counties, and includes color illustrations, a glossary, a time line, and resource lists.