Costume and Fashion - A Concise History (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)

From the momentous 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, as well as the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. The concluding chapter by Amy de la Haye, covering the second half of the twentieth century, has now been updated by Andrew Tucker. He discusses the reinvention in the 1990s of the luxury label Gucci, the rise of houses such as Prada and Tommy Hilfiger, and the appointments of relatively avant-garde British, American, and European designers to head classic French houses. All the late-twentieth-century and turn-of-the-century style innovations are included, such as the appropriation of utility clothing by designers like Helmut Lang--who spearheaded the predominantly unisex urban sportswear look--and the impact of workplace dressing down on masculine fashion. The phenomenon of the must-have accessory--the pashmina shawl and the Fendi baguette, for example--is also considered.

General

Imprint:	Thames and Hudson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	World of Art S.
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	July 2002
Authors:	James Laver
Revised by:	Andrew Tucker
Authors:	Claudia Schnurmann
Revised by:	Claudia Schnurmann
Authors:	Andrew Tucker • Amy De La Haye
Dimensions:	210 x 150 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	4th Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-500-20348-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	0-500-20348-2
Barcode:	9780500203484

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