How to Read a Dress: A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century

ISBN-13: 9781350108288 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 216 str.

Australia) Lydia Edwards (Edith Cowan University

Opis

A visual guide to women's fashion across five centuries. Learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history - as well as how dresses have varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. -- Adapted from back cover.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. 1550 - 1600 2. 1600 - 1699 3. 1710 - 1790 4. 1790 - 1837 5. 1837 - 1869 6. 1870 - 1889 7. 1890 - 1916 8. 1918 - 1929 9. 1930 - 1946 10. 1947 - 1959 11. 1960 - 1970 Glossary Notes Bibliography Photographic Credits Index