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Author : Linda Przybyszewski
Release : 2014-04-29
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 472/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Lost Art of Dress by : Linda Przybyszewski
Download or read book The Lost Art of Dress written by Linda Przybyszewski. This book was released on 2014-04-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the women who taught Americans how to dress in the first half of the 20th century—and whose lessons we’d do well to remember today.
Author : Jane Ashelford
Release : 2000-01
Genre : Clothing and dress
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 364/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Art of Dress by : Jane Ashelford
Download or read book The Art of Dress written by Jane Ashelford. This book was released on 2000-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The clothes worn by our ancestors afford an invaluable insight into lifestyles that have disappeared. Choice of dress at any point in time is determined by a number of factors, such as social and economic pressures, moral codes, technical advances, influence of designers and artisitc movements, and the vagaries of individual taste.
Author : Jane Ashelford
Release : 1996-09
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Art of Dress by : Jane Ashelford
Download or read book Art of Dress written by Jane Ashelford. This book was released on 1996-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The clothes worn by our ancestors afford an unparalleled insight into lifestyles that have disappeared forever.
Author : Aileen Ribeiro
Release : 2005-01-01
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 997/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fashion and Fiction by : Aileen Ribeiro
Download or read book Fashion and Fiction written by Aileen Ribeiro. This book was released on 2005-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relatively few garments survive from before the eighteenth century, and the history of costume in the preceding centuries must therefore rely to a great extent on literary and visual evidence. This book, the first of its kind, examines Stuart England through the mirror of dress. It argues that both artistic and literary sources can be read and decoded for important information on dress and the way it was perceived in a period of immense political, social, and cultural change. Focusing on the rich visual culture of the seventeenth century, including portraits, engravings, fashion plates, and sculpture, and on literary sources--poetry, drama, essays, sermons--the distinguished historian of dress Aileen Ribeiro creates a fascinating account of Stuart dress and how it both reflected and influenced society. Supported by a wealth of illustrative images, she explores such varied themes as court costumes, the masque, the ways in which political and religious ideologies could be expressed in dress, and the importance of London as a fashion center. This beautiful book is an indispensable and authoritative account of what people wore and how it related to Stuart England’s cultural climate.
Author : Aimee Ferris
Release : 2011-02-08
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 404/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Will Work for Prom Dress by : Aimee Ferris
Download or read book Will Work for Prom Dress written by Aimee Ferris. This book was released on 2011-02-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quigley Johnson has, reluctantly, given up the rest of her last year of high school to take part in her best friend Ann's Betterment Plan, which will turn them into the best-dressed, most sought-after, most admired girls at their senior formal. Because - hey - who doesn't want the perfect prom, complete with a dream dress and a devastatingly handsome date? But the prom costs money - lots of money - and even though the girls could easily have Ann's mom design their dresses (she's only Victoria Parisi, one of the most famous designers in the world), Ann insists that they pay their own way. And that's how Quigley gets stuck making artistic topping masterpieces on frozen pizzas canvases, before becoming a live model for Ms. Parisi's fashion design class, where she meets Zander. He's cute, and cool, and funny, with a killer design sensibility (even if he can't sketch). But is he too good to be true? And what about David, the hot, talented artist at school, who's also kind of a jerk, but won't leave Quigley alone? And Ann - she started the Betterment Plan to improve Quigley and herself, but it seems like it's ripping their friendship to shreds. This road to the prom dream may just end in disaster.
