A Tailoring Guide to Pattern Drafting: 1850-1900 Menswear for Theatre and Film, Volume 1 — Katerina Lawton

A Tailoring Guide to Pattern Drafting offers pattern drafting instructions for men’s most popular tailored garment styles from 1850 to 1900, used in theatres and film productions today.

The book features a wide range of 19th-century garments, providing information and detailed instructions on the frock coat, morning coat, lounge jacket, smoking jacket, shirt, waistcoats, trousers and long-riding breeches. It includes a brief history of each garment, accompanied by colourful illustrations and easy-to-follow instruction to draft historical 19th-century silhouettes for modern performances. The book features:

• A brief history of each garment, accompanied by full-colour illustrations.
• Modern step-by-step instructions with clear diagrams to draft 19th-century menswear.
• Instructions incorporating both the imperial and metric systems.
• Recommendations on choosing the appropriate modern-day equivalent fabric.
• Recommendations on the quantity of the fabric.
• Recommendations on the button size to make the garment appear more authentic.
• A table of Dress Code Ethics for Gentlemen from 1850 to 1900.
• Descriptions and visual information on how to take accurate measurements.
• Photographs of costumes and images of the 19th-century Carte de Visite for visual support.

A Tailoring Guide to Pattern Drafting is intended for anyone with a desire to learn or refine their costume-cutting skills for theatre and film production. The book is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, tutors and both amateur and professional makers interested in the subject.