A Dictionary of Men's Wear

Standard fourth-edition textbook of the British clothing trade, edited by the technical editor of The Tailor and Cutter and covering retail bespoke and wholesale men's garment production with sections on outfitting, window dressing, and full construction.

A. S. Bridgland

Known as the Blue Book of Men's Tailoring, this 1907 system covers proportional measurement, drafting squares, and pattern construction for coats, vests, trousers, and overcoats with mathematical precision.

Frederick T. Croonborg

Known as the Red Book of Men's Tailoring, this 1917 update introduces direct measurement, block patterns, and detailed treatment of body variations including stooping, erect, and corpulent forms across coats, vests, and overcoats.

Frederick T. Croonborg

Self-instruction manual on the art and science of drafting men's garments, with chapters on frock coats, dress coats, body parts for regular and corpulent forms, sleeves, and complete overcoat construction using the drafting square method.

S. S. Gordon

Manufacturing-focused treatise on cutting and producing men's clothing at scale, with drafts for coats, vests, overcoats, trousers, knickerbockers, jackets, and shirts plus grading systems, factory layouts, and time-keeping methods.

Charles A. Snodgrass