Preface / Claire Wilcox
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century: Stitching, seams, quilting & cording ; Gathers, pleats & looped drapery ; Collars, cuffs & pockets ; Buttons ; Trimmings ; Applied decoration ; Slashing, pinking & stamping ; Knitting, lace & openwork ; Stomachers ; Gloves & shoes
Nineteenth Century: The male image ; Historicism ; Romantic styles ; Exoticism ; Innovations ; Construction details ; The natural world ; Underwear
Twentieth Century: Seams ; Gathers, tucks & pleats ; Collars, cuffs & pockets ; Buttons ; Bows ; Beads & sequins ; Applied decoration ; Underwear ; Exoticism.