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From ancient Roman togas to modern Dior gowns, this lavishly illustrated treasury reflects men's, women's, and children's fashions from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook for illustrators and compulsive reading for fashionistas. The pursuit of style has prompted centuries of dramatic change in fashion-and author R. Turner Wilcox researched and documented it all in this completely comprehensive volume. A lifelong student of history, costume, and design, she observed decades of fashion innovations from major cities all over the world and served as fashion editor of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to 1915. Her remarkable Mode series is a definitive reference for anyone with a passion for fashion. From the togas of ancient Rome to the gorgeous gowns of Dior, this lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched treasury examines men's, women's, and children's clothing - plus accessories - from 3000 B.C. to 1958. Based on medals, coins, sculpture, and decorations of various periods, the images include ancient Egyptian tunics, Chinese silks, Greek sandals, Roman bridal gowns, Persian parasols and fans, Victorian top hats and cravats, Renaissance lace, Venetian breeches, crinolines and bustles, fedoras and homburgs, as well as perfumes, hairstyles, and handbags. A gathering of some of the most distinctive and dramatic styles through the ages, The Mode in Costume is an essential handbook for illustrators, costume designers, and theater students - and compulsory reading for fashionistas.

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Author:   R.Turner Wilcox
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780486468204

ISBN 10:   0486468208
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   30 January 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
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Table of Contents

Foreword 1. Egyptian 3000 to 525 b.c. 2. Babylonian and Assyrian 1500 b.c. to 550 b.c. 3. Ancient Greek 1500 b.c. to the 1st Century b.c. 4. Ancient Roman, the 1st Century b.c. to the 5th a.d. 5. Ancient Persian 550 b.c. through the Crusades 6. The Northern Europeans, the 1st Centuries a.d. 7. Byzantine, 4th Century to the Middle Ages 8. Italian Medieval or Gothic 9. French Medieval or Gothic 10. English Medieval or Gothic 11. Flemish and German Medieval or Gothic 12. Italian Renaissance 13. German Puffs and Slashes, the 1st Half of the 16th Century 14. French Renaissance, the Valois, Charles VIII 1483-1498, Louis XII 1498-1515 15. French Renaissance, the Valois, Francois I 1515-1547, Henri II 1547-1559 16. French Renaisance, the Valois, Charles IX 1560-1574, Henri III 1574-1589 17. The Hispanic-Moresque Period of Spain 18. Spain of the 16th Century 19. Spain of the Velasquez Portraits 20. Renaissance England, the Tudors, Henry VII 1485-1509, Henry VIII 1509-1547 21. Renaissance England, Edward VI 1547-1553, Mary 1553-1558, Elizabeth 1558-1603 22. Henri IV and Marie De' Medici 1589-1610-1617 23. Louis XIII 1610-1643 24. England under James I 1603-1625, Charles I 1625-1649 25. England under Cromwell, Puritan 1649-1660 26. Louis XIV, 1st Period 1644-1661 27. Louis XIV, 2nd Period 1661-1670 28. Louis XIV, 3rd Period 1670-1715 29. The English Restoration, Charles II 1660-1685, James II 1685-1689 30. Louis XV 1715-1774 31. Louis XVI Marie Antoinette 1774 to the French Revolution 1789 32. The French Revolution 1789-1795 33. Directoire 1795-1799 34. The French Consulate and 1st Empire 1799-1815 35. The French Restoration, Louis XVIII 1815-1824, Charles X 1824-1830 36. English Fashions 1790-1830 37. Louis-Philippe 1830-1848 38. French 2nd Republic 1848-1852, 2nd Empire 1852-1870 39. Victorian England 1837-1901 40. French 1870-1880 41. French 1880-1890 42. French 1890-1900 43. Masculine Costume 1900-1942 44. French 1900-1910 45. French 1910-1920 46. French 1920-1930 47. French 1930-1942 48. 1947 and The New Look 49. 1948-1958

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The fashion editor of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to 1915, R. Turner Wilcox possessed a depth of knowledge about style, based on research that covered a variety of cultures over centuries. Her remarkable Mode series is a feast for fashion lovers.

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