Fashion victims : the dangers of dress past and present / by Alison Matthews David.

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2015]

xiv, 225 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm

"Diseased dress : germ warfare -- Toxic Techniques : mercurial hats -- Poisonous pigments : arsenical greens -- Dangerous dyes : a pretty, deadly rainbow -- Entangled and strangled : caught in the machine -- Inflammatory fabrics : flaming tutus and combustible crinolines -- Explosive fakes : plastic combs and artificial silk."

Includes bibliographical references and index.