Costume and Fashion: A Concise History: 1 (World of Art) - Softcover

Laver, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500204497 ISBN 13: 9780500204498

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2020

Synopsis

From the momentus invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today – this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, 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 sixth edition features a new foreword and concluding chapter by Amy de la Haye. The book is brought right up to date with a discussion about the major political shifts within the fashion industry, highlighting how it has responded to issues surrounding racism and sexism; LGBTQI rights; mental health awareness; body and age diversity and global sustainability.

Table of Contents

Foreword · 1. How it all began · 2. Greeks and Romans · 3. Early Europe · 4. The
Renaissance and the sixteenth century · 5. The seventeenth century · 6. The eighteenth
century · 7. From 1800 to 1850 · 8. From 1850 to 1900 · 9. From 1900 to 1939 · 10.
Rationed fashion to pluralistic style · 11. At the turn of the millennium · 12. Fashion
since 2010

About this title

About the Author:

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 an expert dress historian. She is the Rootstein Hopkins chair of dress history & curatorship at London College of Fashion. Andrew Tucker is a fashion writer, author of The London Fashion Book and co-author of Costume and Fashion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 0500204497
• ISBN 13: 9780500204498
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 320