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COSTUME AND FASHION A Concise History James Laver FOURTH EDITION "A standard reference for anyone interested in the history of style and clothes." —Art & Antiques "They don't make paperbacks . . . more attractive and more colorful than this one." —Philadelphia Inquirer
The concluding chapter by Amy de la Haye, covering the second half of the twentieth century, has now been updated by Andrew Tucker. He discusses the reinvention in the 1990s of the luxury label Gucci, the rise of houses such as Prada and Tommy Hilfiger, and the appointments of relatively avant-garde British, American, and European designers to head classic French houses. All the late-twentieth-century and turn-of-the-century style innovations are included, such as the appropriation of utility clothing by designers like Helmut Lang — who spearheaded the predominantly unisex urban sportswear look — and the impact of workplace dressing down on masculine fashion. The phenomenon of the must-have accessory — the pashmina shawl and the Fendi baguette, for example — is also considered. ISBN 0-500-20348-2 · 5 7/8" x 8 1/4" · 345 illustrations, 80 in color · 304 pages · FASHION / DESIGN |
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From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the
development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names
in the fashion industry today — this classic guide covers the landmarks
of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, as
well as the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes
have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence
others.