"Garment Cutting in the Twentieth Century" by Günther F. Hertzer traces how garment cutting evolved across the twentieth century-shaped by new production demands, changing technologies, and shifting industrial organization. The book explores the practical methods behind cutting systems, showing how designers and manufacturers translated patterns into efficient, scalable workflows. Through historical context and technical detail, it highlights the move from more traditional, manual practices toward increasingly systematized approaches, reflecting wider trends in mass production and industrial standardization. Overall, it presents cutting not just as a technical step in garment making, but as a key driver of productivity, quality, and industrial change. Garment Cutting in the Twentieth Century is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892.