Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0756698359 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Pretty Pics, But Not Much Else lns500 Okay; I am a professor of costume history, so I admit I came to this book with something of a finicky eye. That understood, I was a bit shocked at how sort of 'lazy' (for wont of a better word) the writing was here. For example, Medieval hennins (those. "Upholds the DK Name" according to C. Heiremans. I own multiple DK books and multiple volumes about the history of fashion. This book follows DK's tradition of gorgeous, informative coffee table books, as well as offering new information to someone with an amateur interest in historical dress. (For s. Gorgeous book on the history of fashion. OLT With 480 10" X 12" glossy pages with full-color illustrations and photographs, in addition to informative text, this is a great coffee-table book. It claims to be "The Definitive History of Costume and Style" and that may or may not be true, but it is
"Whether you are a fashionista or a walking fashion faux pas, you will thoroughly enjoy this chronological look at fashion and history!" — Portland Book Review"If one wants to learn about the history of clothing, this is the ultimate resource book." — Winkbooks
Containing everything you need to know about changing fashion and style — from ancient Egyptian dress to Space Age Fashion and Grunge — and information on icons like Marie Antoinette, Clara Bow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Alexander McQueen, Fashion catalogs the history of what people wear, revealing how Western fashion has been influenced by design from around the world and celebrating costume and haute couture.Fashion will captivate anyone interested in style — whether it's the fashion-mad teen in Tokyo, the wannabe designer in college, or the fashionista