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Vintage Fashion Complete

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Thames & Hudson 2014Description: 432ISBN:
  • 9780500517611
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 746.92 ALB
Summary: • Introduction: 'Fashions fade; style is eternal' • pt. 1. Decades. The 1920s: the allure of couture • The 1930s: fashion on film • The 1940s: frugal fashion • The 1950s: la dolce vita • The 1960s: Minis and maxis • The 1970s: more dash than cash • The 1980s: body language • pt. 2. Elements. Hats: sculptural style • The glamour of the glove • Footwear: the soles of fashion • Handbags: functional fashion • A fashionable eye • Belted and buckled • Scarf style • Underwear as outerwear • Swimwear: beauty on the beach • Aprons: sartorial domesticity • Knitwear: warm nostalgia • Eveningwear: red carpet glamour • The wedding dress: a vintage affair • pt. 3. Hallmarks. Beautiful botanicals: the power of the petal • Country classics: shabbily chic • Animal instinct: wild fashion • Nice nauticals: seaside spirit • Lace: fragile femininity • Seeing spots: polkamania • Global inspirations: international heritage • Little black dress: timeless style • Novelty print: narrative fashion
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• Introduction: 'Fashions fade; style is eternal'
• pt. 1. Decades. The 1920s: the allure of couture
• The 1930s: fashion on film
• The 1940s: frugal fashion
• The 1950s: la dolce vita
• The 1960s: Minis and maxis
• The 1970s: more dash than cash
• The 1980s: body language
• pt. 2. Elements. Hats: sculptural style
• The glamour of the glove
• Footwear: the soles of fashion
• Handbags: functional fashion
• A fashionable eye
• Belted and buckled
• Scarf style
• Underwear as outerwear
• Swimwear: beauty on the beach
• Aprons: sartorial domesticity
• Knitwear: warm nostalgia
• Eveningwear: red carpet glamour
• The wedding dress: a vintage affair
• pt. 3. Hallmarks. Beautiful botanicals: the power of the petal
• Country classics: shabbily chic
• Animal instinct: wild fashion
• Nice nauticals: seaside spirit
• Lace: fragile femininity
• Seeing spots: polkamania
• Global inspirations: international heritage
• Little black dress: timeless style
• Novelty print: narrative fashion

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