THE COMPLETE COSTUME HISTORYTogas, turbans, tailcoats, and top hats: The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888 Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinets Le Costume historique was the most wide ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century, the great workpublished in six volumes containing nearly 500 platesremains, to this day,