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Author : Joan Nunn
Release : 2000
Genre : Clothing and dress
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 79X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fashion in Costume, 1200-2000 by : Joan Nunn
Download or read book Fashion in Costume, 1200-2000 written by Joan Nunn. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of Joan Nunn's detailed survey of costume in the Western world over the past eight centuries.
Author : Joan Nunn
Release : 2000-02-14
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 296/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fashion in Costume 1200-2000, Revised by : Joan Nunn
Download or read book Fashion in Costume 1200-2000, Revised written by Joan Nunn. This book was released on 2000-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an updated edition of Joan Nunn's detailed survey of costume in the Western world over the past eight centuries. She not only gives the reader a vivid visual impression of the clothes themselves, but also outlines the historical and social background and the changes in manufacturing techniques and fashionable life that have influenced the way costume has developed and the manner in which it has been worn. The book is illustrated throughout with hundreds of line drawings.
Author : Joan Nunn
Release : 1990
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fashion in Costume, 1200-1980 by : Joan Nunn
Download or read book Fashion in Costume, 1200-1980 written by Joan Nunn. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...one of the best surveys of costume in the western world we've seen....This...could easily become the design bible of any costume shop.--Stage Director
Author : Francesca Sterlacci
Release : 2009-10-26
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 460/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The A to Z of the Fashion Industry by : Francesca Sterlacci
Download or read book The A to Z of the Fashion Industry written by Francesca Sterlacci. This book was released on 2009-10-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of clothing begins with the origin of man, and fashionable dress can be traced as far back as 25,000 years ago. Recent scientific explorations have uncovered graves in northern Russia with skeletons covered in beads made of mammoth ivory that once adorned clothing made of animal skin. The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans each made major contributions to fashion's legacy from their textile innovations, unique clothing designs and their early use of accessories, cosmetics, and jewelry. During the Middle Ages, 'fashion trends' emerged as trade and commerce thrived allowing the merchant class to afford to emulate the fashions worn by royals. However, it is widely believed that fashion didn't became an industry until the industrial and commercial revolution during the latter part of the 18th century. Since then, the industry has grown exponentially. Today, fashion is one of the biggest businesses in the world, with hundreds of billions of dollars in turnover and employing tens of millions of workers. It is both a profession, an industry, and in the eyes of many, an art. The A to Z of the Fashion Industry examines the origins and history of this billion-dollar industry. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced entries on designers, models, couture houses, significant articles of apparel and fabrics, trade unions, and the international trade organizations.
Author : Jane Hamlett
Release : 2019-10-24
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 665/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gender and Material Culture in Britain since 1600 by : Jane Hamlett
Download or read book Gender and Material Culture in Britain since 1600 written by Jane Hamlett. This book was released on 2019-10-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does material culture tell us about gendered identities and how does gender reveal the meaning of spaces and things? If we look at the objects that we own, covet and which surround us in our everyday culture, there is a clear connection between ideas about gender and the material world. This book explores the material culture of the past to shed light on historical experiences and identities. Some essays focus on specific objects, such as an eighteenth-century jug or a 20th powder puff, others on broader material environments, such as the sixteenth-century guild or the interior of a 20th century pub, while still others focus on the paraphernalia associated with certain actions, such as letter-writing or maintaining 18th century men's hair. Written by scholars in a range of history-related disciplines, the essays in this book offer exposés of current research methods and interests. These demonstrate to students how a relationship between material culture and gender is being addressed, while also revealing a variety of intellectual approaches and topics.
