History of fashion books

In nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, fashion-once the province of the well-to-do-began to make its...  Read More >>

'the Fever Pitch of urban street fashion' - Tony Parsons  Read More >>

Spearheaded by Constantine Sekeris, author of MetamorFX, this book is an in-depth look at costume design and illustration....  Read More >>

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From the 1920s through the 1980s, Edith Head designed costumes for Hollywood's biggest stars. Two dolls model 29...  Read More >>

In 1764, British Customs confiscated a book containing hundreds of silk samples of different qualities from French...  Read More >>

Fashion highlights from the collection of the world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Read More >>

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014 In what was a golden age of British advertising, the notion of the 'peacock...  Read More >>

Focusing on the most notorious fashion of the 1940s, Zoot Suit traces its enigmatic career during World War II and...  Read More >>

From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps and girdles to garters, Underwear: Fashion in Detail gets up...  Read More >>

Vienna may not be synonymous with fashion like its metropolitan counterparts Paris and Milan, but it is a fashionable...  Read More >>

A unique look at how personal African-American style moments have permeated fashion culture worldwide.  Read More >>

This book connects scholars of divergent geographical areas and academic fields -- from archaeologists and anthropologists...  Read More >>

Fashion in the Edwardian period underwent some quite revolutionary changes. This book presents the story of women's...  Read More >>

Fashion Africa is a comprehensive guide to the designers, materials, and sustainable practices available on continental...  Read More >>

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A bilingual booklet about the history of Welsh traditional costume.  Read More >>

Jane Tynan offers new perspectives on the cultural history of the First World War by examining the clothing worn...  Read More >>

A true story about discovering positive selfhood, from a woman who moved beyond stereotypes to explore the world...  Read More >>

A thought-provoking examination of the challenging and sometimes sinister roles that fashion has played in the history...  Read More >>

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A collection of the lavish and iconic gowns of Christian Dior, from the 1950s and '60s, captured by the legendary...  Read More >>