| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
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| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
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| CHAPTER 1: Resources: Where Do I Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
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| To Be or Not to Be Authentic? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| The Research of Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
| Trash to Treasure: Discards and Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Fabulous Fabrics: Draperies Don't Just Dress Windows . . . . . . . | 8 |
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| CHAPTER 2: Period Costumes | |
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| Biblical to Medieval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 9 |
| (Tunics, Robes, Mantles, Headgear, Leg Coverings, & Footwear) | |
| Renaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 20 |
| (Women, Men, Leg Coverings, & Footwear) | |
| Colonial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 27 |
| (Women, Men, Children, Indians, Neckwear, Headgear, Footwear) | |
| 1800 to World War I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 46 |
| (Women, Men, Children, Headgear, Footwear) | |
| The Roaring '20s & The Depression '30s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 75 |
| (Women, Men, Headgear, Footwear) | |
| The Fabulous Fifties! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 78 |
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| CHAPTER 3: Who Was That Masked Man? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 81 |
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| Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 81 |
| Armor and Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 83 |
| Comedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 87 |
| Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 89 |
| South of the Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 89 |
| Wire Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 94 |
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| CHAPTER 4: Underneath It All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 95 |
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| CHAPTER 5: Helpful Hints and Useful Information . . . . . . . . . | 101 |
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| Hems and Zippers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 101 |
| Sewing in Sleeves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 103 |
| Leftover Fabric: Too Much of a Good Thing . . . . . . . . . . . . | 104 |
| Button It Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 105 |
| Aging an Outfit: It's Younger Than It Looks . . . . . . . . . . . | 106 |
| Taking Care of the Elderly: Antique Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . | 107 |
| Organizing Sets of Costumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 108 |
| Coping with a Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 111 |
| White Ties and Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 113 |
| Making a Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 114 |
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| CHAPTER 6: The Play's the Thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 117 |
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| The Costume Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 117 |
| While the Show Goes On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 119 |
| Costume Changes and Dressers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 123 |
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| EPILOGUE: Behind The Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 127 |
| Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 131 |