Costume Design in the Movies: An Illustrated Guide to the Work of 157 Great Designers (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Fascinating, comprehensive reference work provides biographical/career data for major American, British, and French designers since 1909: Theoni V. Aldredge (The Great Gatsby), Edith Head, (The Greatest Show on Earth), Orry-Kelly (An American in Paris), Irene Sharaff (Funny Girl) and many others. Updated to 1988. 177 illustrations, invaluable index of 6,000…. Click Here to Read More…
Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900 Fashion has always been a cultivating force. And during the 19th century–a time of great change–fashion was a powerful component in the development of American society. Through dress, average individuals could step beyond class divisions and venture into the world of the elite and privileged. Beginning in 1840, with the advent of the daguerreotype, that moment could be captured for a lifetime.In Dressed for the…. Click Here to Read More…
Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900 Fashion has always been a cultivating force. And during the 19th century–a time of great change–fashion was a powerful component in the development of American society. Through dress, average individuals could step beyond class divisions and venture into the world of the elite and privileged. Beginning in 1840, with the advent of the daguerreotype, that moment could be captured for a lifetime.In Dressed for the…. Click Here to Read More…
Rise Of Fashion: A Reader Writing more than a century before Vogue, no less a figure than G. W. F. Hegel reviewed the fashion of his day and found it wanting because, in becoming outmoded so quickly, it drew attention away from the timeless beauty of the human form. And Hegel is not unique among philosophers in his interest in fashion’s role; for more than 250 years, social thinkers have considered fashion—its transitive nature, the conformity it inspires, the vast range of its…. Click Here to Read More…
A Year in Fashion From turn-of-the-century corsets to the most recent fashionforwardtrends, this treasury of photos culled from the GettyArchives encompasses every aspect of the history of fashion.A beautiful gift book formatted as a year s worth of two-pagespreads, each day features a stunning photograph facing adetailed caption, a short text, and a memorable quotation, aswell as room to note birthdays, anniversaries, and otherimportant dates. Immortal designers, their…. Click Here to Read More…
Fashion a la Mode: The Pop-Up History of Costumes and Dresses Fashion-à la Mode is a sumptuous jewel of costume and fashion history seen through a dazzling parade of dolls that pop up on the page, accompanied by extraordinary interactive apparel, such as removeable fans, parasols, and shoes. The costumes in the book are created by Isabelle de Borchgrave and are based on her one-of-a-kind, hand-painted paper dresses.With short texts and numerous costumed figures that pop up in three…. Click Here to Read More…
Twentieth-Century Fashion : The Complete Sourcebook A detailed history and sourcebook of 20th-century fashion. From the styles of the early 1900s to those of today, John Peacock charts the development of women’s fashion in all its aspects: couture wear, day wear, under-wear, leisure wear, evening wear, bridal wear and accessories. Fashion’s greatest international designers and designs are all found here: Worth’s visiting dresses, Poiret’s and Chanel’s suits, Balenciaga’s classic gowns,…. Click Here to Read More…
Against Fashion: Clothing as Art, 1850-1930 The late nineteenth-century invention of “fashion” as we understand it today inspired avant-garde artists of the period to create an art form to counter commercial fashion. These artists saw clothing not as a symbol of class distinction but as a force for shaping experience — an opportunity to make things new, to go beyond the traditional boundaries of art. For many artists,…. Click Here to Read More…
French Baroque and Rococo Fashions (Dover Pictorial Archives) Fashion ruled the courts of the “Sun King,” Louis XIV (1638–1715), and his successor, Louis XV (1710–1774). The Sun King forced the courtiers of Versailles to adopt his grand Baroque styles. A lighter fashion sense prevailed at the court of Louis XV, who favored Rococo styles. 45 full-page black-and-white illustrations. List Price: $ 4.99 Price:…. Click Here to Read More…
SportsTech: Revolutionary Fabrics, Fashion and Design One of the most dominant cultural influences today is sports. The stars are megastars, their faces instantly recognizable. Sports products have become designer labels in their own right, as well as having a significant impact on fashion, from haute couture to street style.In the 1990s advances in textile and garment technology, much of it especially developed by the sports industry itself, but also inherited from research for space…. Click Here to Read More…
