History of fashion books

1453 books were found.

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern...

Author: Professor Alexandra Palmer (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada)
ISBN: 9781350204591
Format: Paperback
$56.99

Over the last century there has been a complete transformation of the fashion system. The unitary top-down fashion...  Read More >>

Needlework and Women’s Identity in Colonial Australia

Needlework and Women’s Identity in Colonial Australia...

Author: Dr Lorinda Cramer (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781350237940
Format: Paperback
$61.99

In gold-rush Australia, social identity was in flux: gold promised access to fashionable new clothes, a grand home,...  Read More >>

Material Lives: Women Makers and Consumer Culture in the 18th Century

Material Lives: Women Makers and Consumer Culture in...

Author: Serena Dyer (De Montfort University, UK)
ISBN: 9781350126961
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Eighteenth-century women told their life stories through making. With its compelling stories of women’s material...  Read More >>

Fashion Criticism: An Anthology

Fashion Criticism: An Anthology

Author: Professor Francesca Granata (Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA)
ISBN: 9781350058804
Format: Paperback
$52.99

This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside other more well-established...  Read More >>

Fashion, History, Museums: Inventing the Display of Dress

Fashion, History, Museums: Inventing the Display of...

Author: Julia Petrov (Royal Alberta Museum, Canada)
ISBN: 9781350229662
Format: Paperback
$61.99

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com....  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance...

Author: Elizabeth Currie
ISBN: 9781350204706
Format: Paperback
$56.99

Spurred by an increasingly international and competitive market, the Renaissance saw the development of many new...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity...

Author: Professor Mary Harlow (University of Leicester, UK)
ISBN: 9781350204720
Format: Paperback
$56.99

Whilst seemingly simple garments such as the tunic remained staples of the classical wardrobe, sources from the...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval Age

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval...

Author: Professor Sarah-Grace Heller (Ohio State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781350204713
Format: Paperback
$56.99

During the medieval period, people invested heavily in looking good. The finest fashions demanded careful chemistry...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Enlightenment

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of...

Author: Peter McNeil
ISBN: 9781350204690
Format: Paperback
$56.99

Eighteenth-century fashion was cosmopolitan and varied. Whilst the wildly extravagant and colorful elite fashions...  Read More >>

Fashion Criticism: An Anthology

Fashion Criticism: An Anthology

Author: Professor Francesca Granata (Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA)
ISBN: 9781350058811
Format: Hardback
$170.00

This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside other more well-established...  Read More >>

Little Box of Style: The Story of Four Iconic Fashion Houses

Little Box of Style: The Story of Four Iconic Fashion...

Author: Emma Baxter-Wright ,  Karen Homer
ISBN: 9781787396791
Format: Hardback
$79.99

With images of the four houses' most timeless and celebrated designs, plus captivating text on the personalities...  Read More >>

Traditional Costumes of Saudi Arabia: The Mansoojat Foundation Collection

Traditional Costumes of Saudi Arabia: The Mansoojat...

Author: Hamida Alireza ,  Richard Wilding
ISBN: 9781788840408
Format: Hardback
$110.00

A vital resource for anyone interested in traditional textiles, as well as the many tribal cultures of Saudi Arabia....  Read More >>

Picturing the Woman-Child: Fashion, Feminism and the Female Gaze

Picturing the Woman-Child: Fashion, Feminism and the...

Author: Morna Laing (Parsons Paris, France)
ISBN: 9781350059580
Format: Hardback
$190.00

"""Picturing the Woman-Child examines the representation of women as childlike in western fashion media, and asks...  Read More >>

Concerning Beards: Facial Hair, Health and Practice in England 1650-1900

Concerning Beards: Facial Hair, Health and Practice...

Author: Alun Withey (University of Exeter, UK)
ISBN: 9781350127845
Format: Hardback
$200.00

"""Through an exploration of the history of male facial hair in England, Alun Withey underscores its complex meanings,...  Read More >>

Fashion, Dress and Post-postmodernism

Fashion, Dress and Post-postmodernism

Author: José Blanco F. (Fashion Institute of Technology, USA) ,  Andrew Reilly (University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA)
ISBN: 9781350115163
Format: Hardback
$190.00

""This is an edited collection of new scholarship on the emerging topic of post-postmodernism and how it relates...  Read More >>

Pump it Up Magazine: With Michael Matthews Founder of Digital Radio Tracker

Pump it Up Magazine: With Michael Matthews Founder of...

Author: Anissa Boudjaoui ,  Michael B Sutton
ISBN: 9781087946979
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"Los Angeles based music magazine ""Pump It Up"" was created to help up and coming artists all across the world...  Read More >>

The Handbook of Fashion Studies

The Handbook of Fashion Studies

Author: Sandy Black ,  Amy de la Haye
ISBN: 9781350227606
Format: Paperback
$76.99

The Handbook of Fashion Studies identifies an innovative spectrum of thematic approaches, key strands and interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Pattern Cutting for Menswear Second Edition

Pattern Cutting for Menswear Second Edition

Author: Gareth Kershaw
ISBN: 9781786276759
Format: Paperback
$99.99

Pattern Cutting for Menswear is a comprehensive guide to cutting patterns, from basic skills to advanced techniques...  Read More >>

Queen Elizabeth II Paper Dolls

Queen Elizabeth II Paper Dolls

Author: Eileen Miller ,  Takashi Ohmura
ISBN: 9780486845548
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Two dolls capture Elizabeth as a young woman and a more mature matriarch, while dozens of royal outfits feature...  Read More >>

Fashion: Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Fashion: Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston...

Author: Allison Taylor
ISBN: 9780789213808
Format: Hardback
$32.99

A visual history of fashion that fits in the palm of your hand, featuring more than 275 garments and accessories...  Read More >>

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