Fashion : the ultimate book of costume and style.
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TextAnalytics: Show analyticsPublication details: London : Dorling Kindersley, 2012.Description: 480 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cmISBN: - 9781405398794 (hbk)
- 1405398795 (hbk)
- 391 COS
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 391 COS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100436832 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Is fashion your passion? Unlock the language of clothes with this ultimate fashion show that traces people's dress over the past 3000 years.
Fashion is a visual feast, packed with stunning illustrations of 1,500 costumes from around the globe. It celebrates famous trendsetters, designers, and fashion icons from Queen Henrietta Maria to Jackie Onassis and Jean Paul Gautier.
Fashion endlessly reinvents itself, reflecting society's trends and innovations. Discover why different looks caught on, from the elaborate ruffs, wigs, and farthingales of the 17th century, to Dior's "new look" in 1947 and shoulder pads in the 1980s. Find out why for centuries people's dress was regulated by governments' "sumptuary rules" and how the invention of new textiles from velvet to lycra influenced clothing design.
Whether you're part of the fashion industry, a student, or you just love clothes, Fashion is both a glorious visual treat and a treasured history.
Includes index.
This is the definitive guide to the evolution of costume and style. Tracing 3,000 years from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to today's catwalk sensations, this is your own personal fashion show through history. Breathtaking in its scope, 'Fashion' is packed with over 1,500 costumes from around the globe and lavishly illustrated with a mix of original fashion plates, archive images and commissioned photography. Plus features on famous trend-setters, fashion icons and designers from Jackie Onassis to Alexander McQueen bring the world of fashion to life.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Specially commissioned foreword by fashion guru Caryn Franklin.
Contributor Judith Watt is the author of several books on fashion and a lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.