Fashion since 1900 / Valerie Mendes, Amy de la Haye.

By:

Mendes, Valerie D

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextSeries: World of artPublication details: London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 312 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cmISBN:

0500204020 (pbk.)
9780500204023 (pbk.)

Other title:

Fashion since nineteen hundred

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

391 MEN

Contents:

1900-1913: undulations and exotica -- 1914-1929: La Garc̦onne and the new simplicity -- 1930-1938: recession and escapism -- 1939-1945: rationed fashion and home-made style -- 1946-1956: femininity and conformity -- 1957-1967: affluence and the teenage challenge -- 1968-1975: eclecticism and ecology -- 1976-1988: sedition and consumerism -- 1989-1999: fashion goes global -- 2000-: planet fashion.

Summary: "From Belle Epoque tea gowns through Dior's 1947 'New Look' to the impact of the Internet and fashion blogs, this comprehensive, international survey explores the significant developments in fashion, accessories, hairstyles and makeup, from 1900 to now. It focuses on key movements and innovations in style for both men and women, and explores these through the work of the most original and influential designers and couturiers. Chapters are organized chronologically to highlight crucial shifts in style and major world events. Exciting and at times revolutionary advances in fashion are placed within economic, political and cultural contexts. This new edition is brought right up to date with a chapter that discusses, among many topics, the importance of new fashion centres in India and China, the dominance of the high street, and how fashion is now so multi-cultural and fast moving. A reference section includes an extensive bibliography, making this an invaluable survey for all those interested in modern and contemporary fashion."--Publisher's description.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	391 MEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Checked out	09/02/2023	39002100421123

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to the "green fashion" and celebrity couture of the new millennium, this comprehensive survey explores all the significant developments in fashion in a period that has seen a growing preoccupation with personal appearance and clothes. It focuses on key movements and innovations in style for both men and women, and explores these through the work of the most original and influential designers. Chapters are organized around crucial shifts in style and major world events, and exciting advances in fashion are placed within their socioeconomic, political, and cultural contexts.

International in scope, this new edition includes updates on the most important new designers and the reinvention of brands. The reference section includes an extensive bibliography.

Previous ed.: 20th century fashion. 1999.

Previous ed.: 20th century fashion / Valerie Mendes, Amy de la Haye. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-305) and index.

"From Belle Epoque tea gowns through Dior's 1947 'New Look' to the impact of the Internet and fashion blogs, this comprehensive, international survey explores the significant developments in fashion, accessories, hairstyles and makeup, from 1900 to now. It focuses on key movements and innovations in style for both men and women, and explores these through the work of the most original and influential designers and couturiers. Chapters are organized chronologically to highlight crucial shifts in style and major world events. Exciting and at times revolutionary advances in fashion are placed within economic, political and cultural contexts. This new edition is brought right up to date with a chapter that discusses, among many topics, the importance of new fashion centres in India and China, the dominance of the high street, and how fashion is now so multi-cultural and fast moving. A reference section includes an extensive bibliography, making this an invaluable survey for all those interested in modern and contemporary fashion."--Publisher's description.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Amy de la Haye is an expert dress historian. She is the Rootstein Hopkins chair of dress history & curatorship at London College of Fashion.

Valerie Mendes was Head of the Textiles and Dress Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.