Table of Contents

Before the 18th Century: Decorative Embroidery and Supple Linen18th Century: Glittering Silks and Smoothly Napped Wools19th Century: Mechanisation and Rapid Change20th Century: Designers, Synthetics and Ready-to-Wear21st Century: Globalisation and More and More Choice

About the Author

Rosemary Harden is the Manager of the Fashion Museum, Bath.