Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics - Softcover

Baxter-Wright, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062120867 ISBN 13: 9780062120861

Publisher: Harper Design Intl, 2012

Synopsis

The definitive word on the most influential designers and looks of the twentieth century, Vintage Fashion is a gorgeous resource for fashionistas, vintage clothing fanatics, and designers of all ages and varieties. Whether an aspiring fashion professional or simply a lover of vintage styles, Emma Baxter Wright's acclaimed guide to wearing and collecting vintage articles is an unmatched and invaluable guide to discovering a more exciting life-of-style today.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare Book

From the Back Cover:

Real? Rare? Or repro? Wonder no more.

With Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics, 1900-1990 in hand, expertise on the twentieth century's most influential vintage garments is yours.

Decade by decade, this rich volume explores the evolution of women's fashion in a cultural context, highlighting the most important designers and signature looks in great detail. To complement the detailed text, the book includes more than 250 gorgeous, full-color photographs and illustrations showcasing quality fabrics, innovative techniques, important silhouettes and colors, and exquisite workmanship. As a bonus, a "Key Looks" feature in every chapter provides an at-a-glance view of the important shapes, colors, and details that defined each era. Finally, a shopping guide, tips on care, glossaries on fashion terms, and a list of the century's most collectable and important designers round out this invaluable guide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Design Intl
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062120867
• ISBN 13: 9780062120861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223