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Explore fashion history with legs at center stage-from the dawn of
civilization through current-day trends. This book examines
society's role in moving hemlines and in shaping "legcentric"
traditions throughout history. What has changed or stayed the same
in the course of fashion eras? How have legs appeared in dance,
sport, performance, pageantry, and conventional or outre outfits?
Find out how athletics, depictions in literature and art, and
motifs in advertising and films reflect our changing times.
Discover the styles, attitudes, customs, sex appeal, socially
acceptable postures and walks, and more in this comprehensive view
of leg fashions through the ages. Enjoy fashions from the waist
down through 319 striking images explained in their historical
context.
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Sweater: A History (Hardcover)
Jane Merrill, Keren Ben-Horin, Gail Demeyere
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Originally knit as underwear, the sweater is a practical garment
with homely beginnings and has evolved as a fashion statement. This
book traces the sweater's 300-year history as an aesthetic and
craft object, telling the story of its materials and construction,
national traditions, fads and fashion, and accessories. Learn about
the panoply of yarns, Nordic patterns, buttons, vintage collars,
runway designs, manufacturing, and today's explorations of form,
structure, and material. No matter how far we have come
technologically, there is something fundamental in the art of hand
craft. This book expertly guides readers full circle through the
inception of the hand knit to the advancement of technology and
back to knitting with natural fibers.
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