Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics - Hardcover

Baxter-Wright, Emma; Clarkson, Karen; Kennedy, Sarah; Mulvey, Kate

9781847320988: Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847320988 ISBN 13: 9781847320988

Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd, 2008

A visual journey through the fashion of the decades, Vintage Fashion enables the reader to identify key designers, shapes, textiles, stitching, and other details and characteristics that define the most influential pieces of the twentieth century. Each chapter begins with a historical introduction to the era, offering an overview of the designers of the time and their key influences. The chapter then develops along themes - such as textile, print, stitching, shape and cut, fabric technology and manufacture as well as colour - according to the most groundbreaking developments of the time and noting the special details and characteristics that mark a piece as authentic. Each decade ends with a 'key looks' spread showing an at-a-glance view of the important shapes, colours and looks that defined the era. The book concludes with a shopping guide, which offers pointers on sourcing and caring for original vintage pieces, along with a glossary of fashion terms and the century's most collectable designers.

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Review:

"This book is a goldmine of artful archive pics and to-die-for dresses" The Sunday Express --The Sunday Express

Synopsis:

A visual journey through the decades, "Vintage Fashion" is a book for those interested in collecting and acquiring vintage but it also caters for the woman who is looking at past influences for inspiration when developing her individual look. Featuring the work of 80 years of couture designers, it is of interest to fashion students, designers and any fashionista. The book provides an awareness of the fashion skills and techniques of the past, as well as pointers on what to look for when sourcing original vintage pieces, allowing the reader to understand and develop their own intrinsic tastes and fashion sensibilities.

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