We humans have always liked to dress ourselves—for protection, for status, for style—and this exceptionally tall album presents a catalog of costume from around the world and through the ages, charmingly illustrated in captioned figures by Joëlle Jolivet. Whether keeping warm or showing off, suiting up for sport or for work, donning royal robes or suits of armor, these 300 outfits reveal the amazing variety of adornment among our many cultures, and provide plenty of inspiration for creating costumes of your own.