20th Century Fashion

Name: 20th Century Fashion
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ISBN: 9780500203217

ISBN-10: 0500203210

ISBN-13: 9780500203217

Edition: 1999

Authors: Valerie Mendes, Amy de la Haye

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From the turn of the century S-bend silhouette to the bumster and bustier of today, this concise and comprehensive survey explores the significant developments in fashion in a century that has had a growing preoccupation with personal appearance.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 11/17/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Valerie Mendes started her working life as a journalist, before moving into book publishing where she worked with Oxford University Press, Penguin Books and Elsevier among others. She lives in Oxfordshire.www.valeriemendes.com

Amy de la Haye is Senior Research Fellow at the London College of Fashion.



Foreword



1900-1913: Undulations and Exotica



1914-1929: La Garconne and the New Simplicity



1930-1938: Recession and Escapism



1939-1945: Rationed Fashion and Home-Made Style



1946-1956: Femininity and Conformity



1957-1967: Affluence and the Teenage Challenge



1968-1975: Eclecticism and Ecology



1976-1988: Sedition and Consumerism



1989-1999: Fashion Goes Global


Bibliography


Sources of illustrations


Acknowledgments


Reference index