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Author : Mary Brooks Picken
Release : 1939
Genre : Clothing and dress
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Book Synopsis The Language of Fashion by : Mary Brooks Picken
Download or read book The Language of Fashion written by Mary Brooks Picken. This book was released on 1939. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Brooks Picken
Release : 2013-04-16
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
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Book Synopsis The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress by : Mary Brooks Picken
Download or read book The Language of Fashion - Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress written by Mary Brooks Picken. This book was released on 2013-04-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains an exhaustive dictionary of fashion terms, with instructions for pronunciation, brief explanations, and lists of synonyms. Timeless and comprehensive, “The Language Of Fashion Dictionary And Digest Of Fabric, Sewing And Dress” will be of utility to those involved in the fashion industry, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Contents include: “Belts”, “Bindings”, “Blouses”, “Bobs”, “Bodices”, “Bonnets”, “Boots”, “Bows”, “Bracelets”, “Braids”, “Buckles”, “Bustles”, “Buttons”, “Buttonholes”, “Canvas”, “Caps”, “Capes”, “Checks”, “Coats”, “Collars”, “Color”, “Combs”, “Cottons”, “Crepes”, “Cuffs”, “Dots”, “Dress and Dresses”, “Dyeing”, “Embroideries”, “Eyelets”, “Fabric”, “Fancy Dress”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of textiles and weaving. This book was first published in 1939.
Author : Mary Brooks Picken
Release : 1957
Genre : Clothing and dress
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Book Synopsis The Fashion Dictionary by : Mary Brooks Picken
Download or read book The Fashion Dictionary written by Mary Brooks Picken. This book was released on 1957. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Brooks Picken
Release : 1967
Genre : Clothing and dress
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Book Synopsis The Fashion Dictionary by : Mary Brooks Picken
Download or read book The Fashion Dictionary written by Mary Brooks Picken. This book was released on 1967. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Valerie Oliver
Release : 1996-09-24
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Fashion and Costume in American Popular Culture by : Valerie Oliver
Download or read book Fashion and Costume in American Popular Culture written by Valerie Oliver. This book was released on 1996-09-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a convenient and unique look at fashion and costume literature and how it has developed historically, this volume discusses monographic and reference literature and provides information on periodicals, research centers, and costume museums and collections. It also provides a new way of looking at the literature through a database of 58 Library of Congress subject headings. It covers topics from jeans to wedding dresses and features popular examples of how clothing is used and reflected in our culture through the literature discussed. Of interest to scholars, students, and anyone curious about the unique power clothing holds in our lives. Various types of reference sources are discussed including other guides to the literature, encyclopedia, dictionaries, biographical dictionaries, specialized bibliographies, and indexing and abstracting services. Electronic CD-ROM and online databases equivalents are included in the presentation of indexing and abstracting services with major networks such as OCLC, RLIN, Lexis/Nexis, and Dialog mentioned as well. In addition a list of 123 research centers, mainly libraries, is provided and arranged geographically by state, some 176 costume museums and collections of costumes located at colleges and universities are listed alphabetically, and a list of 278 periodicals on fashion, costume, clothing and related topics is provided. A database of some 58 clothing and accessory subject headings is analyzed in the Worldcat database with the literature of the top ten specific clothing and accessory subject terms limited to media publication format are covered. Additionally, histories of costume and fashion in the U.S. and works which concentrate on psychological, sociological or cultural aspects are outlined. An appendix, including the clothing and accessory database, and author and subject indexes conclude the volume.
