Costume and fashion : a concise history /

"From the momentus invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today - this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, the underlyin...

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Main Authors: Laver, James, 1899-1975 (Author), Tucker, Andrew (Fashion journalist) (Author), De La Haye, Amy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2020.
Edition:Sixth edition /
Series:World of art.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • How it all began
  • Greeks and Romans
  • Early Europe
  • The Renaissance and the sixteenth century
  • The seventeenth century
  • The eighteenth century
  • From 1800 to 1850
  • From 1850 to 1900
  • From 1900 to 1939
  • Rationed fashion to pluralistic style
  • At the turn of the millennium
  • Fashion since 2010.