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Winner of four Best Book Awards, this volume of style clues for fashion detectives weaves fascinating elements of social history into tales of how, why, and when fashions evolved. Hundreds of sequential illustrations accompany highly readable — and often humorous — comments and explanations by an experienced costume designer. Ranging decade by decade through the 19th and 20th centuries, this book offers an easy way to date photographs and clothing, making the book an invaluable resource for costumers, vintage fashion enthusiasts, and genealogists.
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About the Author
Betty Kreisel Shubert has designed clothes and costumes for stage, screen, television specials, ready-to-wear collections, Las Vegas musicals, and Disneyland. She has also designed uniforms for cruise lines, race tracks, hotels, restaurants, and casinos all over the world. Her column for Ancestry Magazine, "Out-of-Style," is geared toward genealogists.
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Winner of 5 Best Book Awards:
- 2016 Hollywood Book Festival Awards: History
- 2015 Beverly Hills International Book Awards: Performing Arts, Film & Theater
- 2014 USA Best Book Awards: Performing Arts, Film & Theater
- 2014 Family Tree Magazine UK: "Our Top Choice"
- 2013 Kirkus Reviews: Best Books
"This is one of the most valued 'go to' books in my library with talking points new, even to me." -- Alyja Kalinich, Disneyland Costume Designer
"A great reference book. I can't wait to put it to use!" -- Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective
"Fascinating! I couldn't put it down. The author shows how social development influenced how we dress. I would certainly include this book in my theater classes for its value to future costumers, directors, and actors." -- Allen M. Zeltzer, Professor of Theater, Emeritus, Cal-State University at Fullerton
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