Fashion & society books

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Feminine Ideal

Feminine Ideal

Author: Marianne Thesander
ISBN: 9781861890047
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Examines the significance of the female body, beauty and culture. This title shows how the female body is constantly...  Read More >>

Fashionable Clothing From the Sears Catalogs: Late 1950s

Fashionable Clothing From the Sears Catalogs: Late 1950s...

Author: Joy Shih
ISBN: 9780764303395
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Meet the book that defined fashion for generations of Americans in the twentieth century-the Sears Catalog. Pictured...  Read More >>

Fashion Sourcebooks: The 1970s

Fashion Sourcebooks: The 1970s

Author: John Peacock
ISBN: 9780500279724
Format: Paperback
$28.91

In the 1970s, fashion became increasingly individualistic for both men and women. Off-the-peg clothes were mixed...  Read More >>

Fashions & Accessories 1840-1980

Fashions & Accessories 1840-1980

Author: Geoffrey Warren
ISBN: 9780764303098
Format: Paperback
$62.99

An illustrated history of fashion covering 140 years. Divided into major fashion movements, full-color drawings...  Read More >>

About Face: Performing Race in Fashion and Theater

About Face: Performing Race in Fashion and Theater

Author: Dorinne Kondo
ISBN: 9780415911412
Format: Paperback
$67.00

From the catwalks of Paris to the Broadway stage, from 'Rising Sun' to the casting controversies of 'Miss Saigon',...  Read More >>

Tomorrow's Heirlooms: Women's Fashions of the '60s & '70s

Tomorrow's Heirlooms: Women's Fashions of the '60s &...

Author: Trina Robbins
ISBN: 9780764303548
Format: Paperback
$62.99

The interesting, sometimes chaotic decades of the 60s and 70s were reflected in the verve and variety of their fashions....  Read More >>

Masks from Antiquity to the Modern Era: An Annotated Bibliography

Masks from Antiquity to the Modern Era: An Annotated...

Author: Herbert Inhaber
ISBN: 9780810833609
Format: Hardback
$136.95

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The Ties that Blind: Neckties, 1945-1975

The Ties that Blind: Neckties, 1945-1975

Author: Michael Jay Goldberg
ISBN: 9780887409820
Format: Paperback
$62.99

From fashion to fancy, the tie offers a touch of color and brightness to the otherwise understated world of men's...  Read More >>

Stetson Hats & the John B. Stetson Company: 1865-1970

Stetson Hats & the John B. Stetson Company: 1865-1970...

Author: Jeffrey B. Snyder
ISBN: 9780764302114
Format: Hardback
$85.00

The Stetson hat was the epitome of old west head wear...and much more. With beautiful full color photos, this history...  Read More >>

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture...

Author: Valerie Steele
ISBN: 9781859739426
Format: Paperback
$81.71

The journal of dress, body and culture.  Read More >>

Languages of Dress in the Middle East

Languages of Dress in the Middle East

Author: Bruce Ingham ,  Nancy Lindisfarne-Tapper
ISBN: 9780700706716
Format: Paperback
$81.00

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Languages of Dress in the Middle East

Languages of Dress in the Middle East

Author: Bruce Ingham ,  Nancy Lindisfarne-Tapper
ISBN: 9780700706709
Format: Hardback
$280.00

Focusing on political and religious conformity, this work considers how the languages of dress in the Middle East...  Read More >>

Tudor Costume and Fashion

Tudor Costume and Fashion

Author: Herbert Norris
ISBN: 9780486298450
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Monumental study of English fashions from 1485 through 1603 surveys clothing worn by all classes and includes headgear,...  Read More >>

Women's Hats of the 20th Century: For Designers and Collectors

Women's Hats of the 20th Century: For Designers and...

Author: Maureen Reilly ,  Mary Beth Detrich
ISBN: 9780764302046
Format: Hardback
$105.00

Hundreds of beautiful hats by important American and European milliners, all illustrated in over 550 color photos....  Read More >>

Vintage Fashions for Women: The 1950s & 60s

Vintage Fashions for Women: The 1950s & 60s

Author: Kristina Harris
ISBN: 9780764301971
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Bebop back to post-war America, to crinoline, snug-bodiced, full-skirted dresses, sheath gowns, clear plastic evening...  Read More >>

New Raiments of Self: African American Clothing in the Antebellum South

New Raiments of Self: African American Clothing in the...

Author: Helen Bradley Foster
ISBN: 9781859731895
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Discusses such areas as: constructing cloth and clothing in the Antebellum South; wearing Antebellum clothing; having...  Read More >>

Maskwork: The Background, Making and Use of Masks

Maskwork: The Background, Making and Use of Masks

Author: Jennifer Foreman
ISBN: 9780718829483
Format: Paperback
$129.36

A book for teachers of drama, art and design. Richly illustrated, it combines an anthropology of masks world-wide...  Read More >>

New Raiments of Self: African American Clothing in the Antebellum South

New Raiments of Self: African American Clothing in the...

Author: Helen Bradley Foster
ISBN: 9781859731840
Format: Hardback
$260.00

Discusses such areas as: constructing cloth and clothing in the Antebellum South; wearing Antebellum clothing; having...  Read More >>

Forties Fabrics

Forties Fabrics

Author: Joy Shih
ISBN: 9780764301988
Format: Paperback
$42.99

We often think of the 1940s as a decade filled with drab tones of grey and black reflecting a period of war and...  Read More >>

Couture Fabrics of the '50s

Couture Fabrics of the '50s

Author: Joy Shih
ISBN: 9780764301995
Format: Paperback
$42.99

"Beautiful styles from the Parisian high fashion houses of the 1950s are shown in Couture Fabrics of the 50s, a...  Read More >>

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture...

Author: Valerie Steele
ISBN: 9781859739372
Format: Paperback
$81.71

The journal of dress, body and culture.  Read More >>

Style Dictionary

Style Dictionary

Author: Ruben Toledo ,  Richard Martin
ISBN: 9780789203489
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Drawing on the personal statement visible on any street, this text aims to capture the range of possible looks,...  Read More >>

Atavios: Roots of Colombian Fashion

Atavios: Roots of Colombian Fashion

Author: Benjamin Villegas ,  Nacho Marin
ISBN: 9789589393277
Format: Hardback
$165.00

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Mens Coats

Mens Coats

Author: Vittoria De Buzzaccarini
ISBN: 9780896762091
Format: Hardback
$79.07

A world history of men's sports jackets and suit coats from the 14th century to the present.  Read More >>

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