Dr. C. W. Cunnington: 1878-1961, and Dr. P. E. Cunnington: 1887-

Drs. Cecil Willett and Phillis Emily Cunnington were the authors of numerous highly illustrated and meticulously researched books on clothing and costume. Their many titles include A Dictionary of English Costume, which was originally published by A&C Black, and the successful Handbooks of English Costume, covering the sixteenth to the twentieth century and originally published by Faber & Faber. The History of Underclothes is considered a definitive work on the subject, and is still in print in the USA with Dover Publications. Their books were published in the UK, USA and internationally, and are still much-valued resources to this day.