A. S. Bridgland 
The Modern Tailor Outfitter and Clothier – Vol III 

Originally published in 1928, the third volume of The Modern Tailor, Outfitter and Clothier details the tailoring and clothes-making industry, including design, sales practices and production methods, in the early 20th century.

Extensively illustrated with photographs and diagrams throughout, it provides the reader with a detailed snapshot of the tailoring trade and its history.

Volume three contents include:

– Wearing of insignia


– Correct Dress for the Occasion


– The Art of Dress


– Outfits for the Tropics


– Garment Renovating


– What Tailors Should Know About Woollens


– Trimmings and Their Troubles


– Court Dress


– Scottish Dress


– How to Make Trousers


– How to Make a Lounge Jacket


– How to Make a Waistcoat.

We are republishing this vintage volume in a modern and affordable edition, complete with a new introduction and high quality reproductions of the original illustration plates.

Table of Content

Dressmaking and Tailoring


Chapter I – Wearing of Insignia


Chapter II – Correct Dress for the Occasion


Chapter III – The Art of Dress


Chapter IV – Outfits for the Tropics


Chapter V – Outfitting (Continued)


Chapter VI – Outfitting (Continued)


Chapter VII – Outfitting (Continued)


Chapter VIII – Outfitting (Continued)


Chapter IX – Outfitting


Chapter X – Garment Renovating


Chapter XI – What Tailors Should Knowabout Woollens


Chapter XII – Trimmings and Their Troubles


Chapter XIII – Court Dress


Chapter XIV – Scottish Dress


Chapter XV – Garment Cutting by Shoulder Measures


Chapter XVI – Military Mess Dress Regulations


Chapter XVII – Military Garments


Chapter XIX – Naval Uniforms


Chapter XX – Clerical Garments


Chapter XXI – Motor Liveries


Chapter XXII – How to Make Trousers


Chapter XXIII – How to Make a Lounge Jacket


Chapter XXIV – How to Make a Waistcoat