Fashion in the Western world, 1500-1990
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Fashion in the Western world, 1500-1990
B.T. Batsford, 1992
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Bibliography: p. 170-171
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780713456844
Description
This concise history of the fashions of the Western world covers the period from the start of the Renaissance up to 1991. The book contains 12 chapters that cover the structure and cut of garments, manufacture and design, colours and fabrics, headware, footware and accessories. It is designed to be of interest to fashion designers, history of dress students and museums as well as to costume designers in theatre, TV and film.
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:pbk ISBN 9780713456851
Description
A concise, authoritative history of the fashions of the Western world since the Renaissance up to the present day, extensively illustrated with over 500 colour and black and white drawings and photographs.
Table of Contents
- 1500-1540 the Renaissance extends Westwards
- 1540-1620 the Spanish influence
- 1620-1660 elegance and naturalism
- 1660-1715 Baroque richness
- 1715-1760 Rococco delicacy
- 1760-1800 artificial extremism to revolutionary change
- 1800-1830 classicism to romanticism
- 1830-1865 industrial prosperity
- 1865-1890 expansion of manufacture and style
- 1890-1914 end of an era
- 1914-1950 fashion for all in the modern world
- 1950 onwards the dress of today.
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