Fashion: The Twentieth Century
Originally published in 1999 and now fully revised and updated, Fashion is a photographic celebration that surveys all the preeminent couturiers and fashion houses from the era before the Great War through the revolutionary changes wrought by the Jazz Age and the Swinging Sixties to designers at work today. Everything is included in this authoritative volume, from Chanel's little black dress to the latest Prada or envelope-pushing boutiques.What distinguishes Fashion from other overviews or...
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Originally published in 1999 and now fully revised and updated, Fashion is a photographic celebration that surveys all the preeminent couturiers and fashion houses from the era before the Great War through the revolutionary changes wrought by the Jazz Age and the Swinging Sixties to designers at work today. Everything is included in this authoritative volume, from Chanel's little black dress to the latest Prada or envelope-pushing boutiques.What distinguishes Fashion from other overviews or histories of the subject is that it also examines the ancillary driving forces that have propelled fashion trends and fuelled the rise of styles. In many ways, this book makes clear that these supposedly secondary influences (fashion editors, advertising, newspapers, magazines, department stores, boutiques) became increasingly important during the course of the twentieth century. Included in the book are overviews of key figures in the fashion industry and design community.BooknewsA visual sourcebook that retraces the history of women's and men's fashion and celebrates the leading designers from around the world and the clothing they created. Baudot (one of France's leading fashion and style specialists) considers a hundred years of fashion from the Belle Epoque to the close of the ninetiesfrom ready-to-wear and haute couture to fabulously elegant accessories and the art of living in style. He includes biographical details of the careers of such fashion icons as Chanel and Christian Dior and examines their work in detail. Contains about 350 sketches and dramatic color and b&w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Ch. 11900-196029The Belle Epoque : 1900-191430The First World War : 1914-191860Between the wars : 1919-193962The Second World War : 1939-1945106The theatre of fashion136The fifties140Ch. 21960-2000185The sixties186Street fashion and anti-fashion : 1968-1972224The seventies234The eighties276The nineties316
\ BooknewsA visual sourcebook that retraces the history of women's and men's fashion and celebrates the leading designers from around the world and the clothing they created. Baudot (one of France's leading fashion and style specialists) considers a hundred years of fashion from the Belle Epoque to the close of the nineties<-->from ready-to-wear and haute couture to fabulously elegant accessories and the art of living in style. He includes biographical details of the careers of such fashion icons as Chanel and Christian Dior and examines their work in detail. Contains about 350 sketches and dramatic color and b&w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
