Fashion & society books

Drawing on a range of sources, notably the testimonies of key witnesses, contemporary media reports and surveying...  Read More >>

Provides a clear, very accessible summary of the existing literature on fashion. Offers an original approach...  Read More >>

"Fans--they are mysterious and magical, and have been elevated to an art form by the great artists and decorators....  Read More >>

A companion volume to John Peacock's 20th Century Fashion and Men's Fashion, Fashion Accessories is the most comprehensive...  Read More >>

This lavishly illustrated book provides irrefutable documentation of ladies' fashions worn in Victorian America...  Read More >>

By listening to the voices of the subcultural stylists themselves - their subjective perceptions of their style...  Read More >>

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A sweeping overview of the fashions of the 1930s, chronicling garments of all kinds for women, men and children....  Read More >>

This volume includes articles on the relationship between dress, the body and technology, fashion writing in 19th-century...  Read More >>

Over 1,500 detailed, royalty-free cuts from vintage publications depict Victorian footwear and millinery, beaded...  Read More >>

476 easy-to-reproduce spots of authentic period apparel from rare issues of the Fashion Service Review: suits, dresses,...  Read More >>

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Splendid pictorial documentation, carefully researched, of royal apparel, ecclesiastical dress and vestments, academic...  Read More >>

This lavishly illustrated volume takes readers on a private tour of the gardens of the most renowned fashion designers...  Read More >>

Identifying and dating eyewear on the market today is now simple and fun. Examples of eyewear from the sevententh...  Read More >>

Beginning in a test tube and ending on the catwalk, Nylon brings together social history and the story of fashion....  Read More >>

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This text tells the story of how Peruvian men and women experienced their lives and especially their marriages in...  Read More >>

An illustrated reference to the origins and meanings of nearly one thousand authentic tattoo symbols and line art...  Read More >>

"Most people conceive of gender as an informed response to a biological imperative. But such notions are overturned...  Read More >>

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The friendly text and hundreds of color photographs of beads from around the world bring order to this awesome field...  Read More >>

Filled with over 460 beautiful photos, this book gives a historical account of Hawaii's fashion industry. Unique...  Read More >>

This text tells the story of how Peruvian men and women experienced their lives and especially their marriages in...  Read More >>

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