Fashioning Regulation, Regulating Fashion

...this two volume study is without a doubt the best, most substantial antiquarian contribution to this field by far in unearthing so much obscure information, especially its rich, archival trove, and could only be superseded by a Herculean effort of many decades of research for rare titbits of information from a monumentally diverse range of sources. This work is essential for connoisseurs, collectors, antiquarians, reenactors, sophisticated costumers, and scholars. -- The Journal of Dress History ''Townsend's books provide a fascinating insight into the massive volume of detailed staff work which lay behind every decision relating to the design, manufacture, rates and scales, provision and supply of clothing and so called necessities for the British Army. The invaluable and fascinating detail in these volumes has been drawn from an extremely wide range of sources many of which have simply been unavailable until recently and even now are extremely challenging to penetrate and interpret. These Volumes are most strongly recommended for anyone with an interest in the development, manufacture and supply of clothing for the British Army.''-- Military Historical Society ''A handsomely produced and illustrated book of most interest to modellers wishing to create and paint large scale personality figures of British officers; though a fascinating examination of the 'connected and conflicting worlds of fashion and Wellington's Army', it is probably rather expensive for collectors of small scale wargame soldiers.''-- Miniature Wargames If British Napoleonic uniforms are your passion, it's hard to imagine a more comprehensive look at trousers, jackets, pantaloons, kilts, shirts, greatcoats, caps, hats, and all the rest that fashion has to offer. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society Fashioning Regulation, Regulating Fashion will become the standard reference on its subject and it belongs on or near the desk of any person with a professional interest in the British army of the Napoleonic period. Highly recommended. -- The Napoleon Series