Costume History and Style

Costume History and Style
Author: Douglas A. Russell
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1983
Genre: Design
ISBN:

Well organized survey of the history of dress in the Western world. Examines the development of styles in relation to the cultural contexts of the time.

Fashion

Fashion
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1465407804

Tracing the evolution of fashion-from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today, Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing. With a wealth of breathtaking spreads-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 will captivate anyone interested in style-whether it's the fashion-mad teen in Tokyo, the wannabe designer in college, or the fashionista intrigued by the violent origins of the stiletto and the birth of bling.

Power & Style

Power & Style
Author: Dominique Gaulme
Publisher: Flammarion-Pere Castor
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Clothing and dress
ISBN: 9782080201355

"This exploration of regalia throughout the world and the ages, and the powerful figures who exemplify each style -- from the ceremonial robes of Chinese emperors to the wigs and stockings of seventeenth-century couriers to the casual college-inspired blazers and sunglasses of American politicians such as JFK -- provides a fascinating and comprehensive view of the sociological aspects of clothing. If there is truth in the saying 'tell me what you were and I'll tell you who you are,' then it is also true to add, 'I'll tell you what kind of society you live in." -- Dust jacket.

An Abridged History of World Costume and Fashion

An Abridged History of World Costume and Fashion
Author: Daniel Delis Hill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Clothing and dress
ISBN: 9780131963672

For courses in Fashion Design, Fashion/Costume History, Fashion Sketching/Illustration, and Theater Costuming. An Abridged History of World Costume and Fashion presents a comprehensive survey of dress from around the world including Asia, Africa, the Islamic Empire, and the Ancient Americas. This extensive study features descriptions and analysis of men's, women's and children's clothing, accessories, and cultural styles from prehistory into the twenty-first century. Lavishly illustrated, it features more than 1600 images-including over 100 in full color-and is a valuable resource for students of historical dress, fashion designers, theater costumers, textile researchers, costume collectors and curators, and anyone interest in clothing and style customs of the world.

A History of Fashion and Costume

A History of Fashion and Costume
Author: Alex Woolf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2005
Genre: Clothing and dress
ISBN: 9780816059454

A History of Fashion and Costume is an eight-volume set that examines the development of costume and fashion over time, from the earliest cave dwellers to the present, along with the social history that gave rise to it. Introducing readers to the rich world of fashion and dress, this set vividly depicts the changing styles, processes, and trends--"from the first people to wear clothes in the last Ice Age to the courtly fashion of medieval Europe to the globalization of Western style--"that led us to the clothing of today.

Japanese Costume

Japanese Costume
Author: Alan Kennedy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 153
Release: 1994
Genre: Costume
ISBN: 9780862880156

Costume Historique

Costume Historique
Author: Auguste Racinet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2009
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9783836510271

Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century, this grand work, originally published between 1876 and 1888, remains completely unique in its scope and detail.

Elizabethan England

Elizabethan England
Author: Kathy Elgin
Publisher: Facts On File
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Clothing and dress
ISBN: 9781604133790

Looks at clothing worn by all classes of people in 16th century England.