Each chapter has clear points of the history of dress, and is divided into easy chapters covering men, women, periods in history with individual photographs of each article of dress including shoes, fans, underwear etc. All the photos are very clear, enabling the reader to get a detailed view of the costume.

Costume researcher or fashion student, this book is an important part of your collection that will be refered to again and again. My original copy is so worn out that I am ordering a new one to cope with the high demand!