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Original decorative cloth bdg. In publisher's special box. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). English Edition. 283 p., b/w and color ills. Türk giyim sanayiinin tarihi kaynaklari. The industrial heritage of costume design in Turkey. Contents: Foreword; Introduction.; 1. Historical sources of Turkish Costume.; 2. Ottoman textile manifacturing.; 3. Dress transformation in Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.; 4. Ottoman textile and clothing products at early international industry exhibitions.; 5. Reflections of industrial revolution in Ottoman Empire and historical factories. The publication of this illustrated history of Turkish costumes through the ages commemorates the tenth anniversary of GSD Foreign Trade CO., Inc. Established in 1986, GSD is today the largest exporter in Turkey, occupying a unique and prominent position in the garment industry.We have prepared this volume in the hope that it will serve as a reference book and a document of enduring cultural value. This work is also intended to commemorate the nameless designers, manufacturers and workers who have toiled through the centuries to contribute to the historical formation and development of the Turkish ready-to-wear industry. The borders of the far-flung Ottoman Empire encompassed an extraordinarily rich variety of styles of dress. The development, change and technological evolution over time of these different styles and traditions are reflected in many aspects of the grand historical adventure that began in Central Asia, expanded into one of the largest and most long-lived empires of modern times and evolved; after ten centuries, into the Republic of Turkey. Reverberations of the historical development of Ottoman costumes can be detected in many spheres, especially in international relations, economic and social developments and the interaction of culture and art. This volume sets out to explore the origins and inspiring influences of the Turkish garment industry in an historical perspective and illuminate the development of this cultural and industrial heritage. GSD Foreign Trade Co. is pleased to mark its tenth anniversary with the publication of this book. I would like to thank our chairman Mr. Turgut Yilmaz and all the members of Board of Directors for the support they have given this project. This book has been prepared by Professor Önder Küçükerman, highly respected scholar and artist. With his customary enthusiasm and care, Professor Küçükerman has elucidated many aspects of Turkey's cultural and industrial heritage, introducing us to the treasures inherited by the Turkish ready wear sector, an industry that today is applying advanced methods and techniques in an increasingly widespread manner. I would like to express my thanks once more to Prof. Küçükerman, and give my compliments to Mr. Atilla Aksoy, who has elevated this book to an artistic level.