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Fashion : the definitive history of costume and style / [produced in association with the Smithsonian ; Smithsonain consultant, Susan Brown].
Title:
Fashion : the definitive history of costume and style / [produced in association with the Smithsonian ; Smithsonain consultant, Susan Brown].
ISBN:
9780756698355
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
480 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
General Note:
Statements of responsibility from back dust jacket flap.
Includes index.
Contents:
Ancient world -- Medieval romance and trade -- Renaissance splendor -- Baroque and rococo -- From revolution to frivolity -- La belle epoque and the jazz age -- From glamour to utility -- Optimism and youth -- Swinging sixties to glam rock -- Designer decades.
Summary:
"From simple to sophisticated, elegant to excessive, what we wear says who we are. "Fashion" is the ultimate visual guide to everything ever worn. From the extravagance of Ancient Egypt, through the legendary fashion houses of Chanel and Dior, to the latest cutting-edge labels, this gorgeous collection of costume and dress shows how fashion reflects people and places, and captures the times in which they lived."--p.[4] of cover.
Added Author:
OCLC Number:
ocn777654556
Availability:
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