Overview

From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today - here is a matchless guide to the landmarks of costume history, to the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as to the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. This classic study by the unrivalled authority in the field has long been established as a key textbook for students of art, costume and fashion. Its final chapter, by Amy de la Haye, former Curator of Twentieth-Century Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which chronicles the trends and developments in fashion since 1940, has been brought completely up to date for this fourth edition by the fashion writer Andrew Tucker, who discusses the chief developments at the turn of the century, including the reinvention of Gucci and Prada, the influence of urban sportswear on both men's and women's dress and the phenomenon of the must-have accessory.

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Author:   James Laver ,  Andrew Tucker ,  Claudia Schnurmann ,  Claudia Schnurmann
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition:   Fourth edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780500203484

ISBN 10:   0500203482
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   19 August 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780500204122
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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'A pleasure to look at and a pleasure to read' - The Guardian 'Comprehensive and very well informed' - Creative Voice

Author Information

The late James Laver was Keeper of the Departments of Prints and Drawings and of Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1938 until 1959. Amy de la Haye is Senior Research Fellow at the London College of Fashion. Andrew Tucker is a fashion writer and author of The London Fashion Book, also published by Thames & Hudson.

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