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100 ideas that changed fashion

Worsley, Harriet2011
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This book chronicles the most influential fashion ideas that changed womenswear in the West from 1900 to the present day. Rather than just documenting the changes in fashion, it also explains why these changes happened
Main title:
100 ideas that changed fashion / by Harriet Worsley
Imprint:
London Laurence King Pub. 2011London : Laurence King Publishing, 2019.copyright2011.
Collation:
216 pages : illustrations (some colour)
Notes:
Also titled: One hundred ideas that changed fashion
Contents:
Couture -- Celebrities -- The skirt suit -- The death of the corset -- The Delphos gown -- The bra -- The white wedding dress -- Royals and politicians -- Photographs in magazines -- Dance dress -- Modern travel -- Protest dress -- Bold prints -- Vogue -- Global influences -- D.I.Y. dressing -- Sunbathing -- Trousers for women -- Rayon -- Costume jewellery -- The zip -- Military clothing -- The jumper -- False eyelashes -- Underwear as outerwear -- The clutch bag -- The wristwatch -- The bias cut -- Sport -- Chanel No. 5 -- Painted ladies -- The open shoe -- The little black dress -- Public nudity -- Androgyny -- The shoulder bag -- Sunglasses -- The shoulder pad -- Hollywood and the talkies -- Mass-manufacturing -- Surrealism -- Platforms and wedges -- Fashion show as theatricial spectacle -- Nylon -- The jumpsuit -- Rationing -- Make do and mend -- Dr. Martens boots -- Paris challenged -- The supermodel -- The bikini -- The new look -- Synthetics -- Teenage fashion -- The black leather jacket -- The t-shirt -- The stiletto -- Jeans -- Trainers -- Lycra -- Pop stars -- Mods -- Influential street fashion -- Op and pop art -- The mini -- Tights -- Space age -- Raw photography -- Tattoos -- The delicate knit dress -- Disposable fashion -- Hippies -- Body piercing -- Funk -- Hot pants -- Glam -- Low-key luxury -- Black is beautiful -- The thong -- Punk -- Computer technology -- New Romantics -- Clavin Klein underwear -- Hip hop -- Brand culture and logo worship -- Utilitarian bags -- Japanese design -- Streetwear -- Rave -- The Benetton advertising campaigns -- Deconstruction and Antwerp -- The internet -- The new purity -- The anti-brand -- Grunge -- The status handbag -- Performance fabrics -- Eternal youth -- Eco fashion -- Wearable electronics
ISBN:
9781856697330 (paperback)9781786273901 (paperback)
Dewey class:
746.92
Local class:
746.92
Language:
English
BRN:
111548
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
St ClairNonfiction746.92 ONEAvailable
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St MarysNonfiction746.92 ONEAvailable
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