Mourning Dress (Routledge Revivals) : A Costume and Social History

First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the Middle Ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata.

The result is a book which is not only of major importance to students of the history of dress but also to anyone who enjoys social history.