What people wore: a visual history of dress from the ancient times to twentieth-century America

Article number 10179912

What People Wore by Douglas W. Gorsline is a richly illustrated survey of Western dress spanning from ancient civilizations to early 20th-century America. The book presents approximately 1,800 detailed drawings depicting clothing, armor, and headgear, organized chronologically from Egypt, Greece, and Rome through medieval Europe, the Renaissance, and into American frontier and early modern attire. Each section combines visual representations with historical context, including explanations of social, cultural, and functional aspects of dress, and provides source references for the illustrations. The work serves as both a historical record and a practical reference for artists, designers, and historians interested in the evolution of costume.