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California Casual
Maureen Reilly
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Description for California Casual
Num Pages: 176 pages, 275 color photos, 65 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AK; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Casual clothing, swimwear in particular, is strongly associated with the California lifestyle, and the design and manufacture of casual clothing has long been the foundation of California’s garment industry. This book explores that industry as it developed in California from the 1930s through the 1970s, with emphasis on clothing and textile designs suffused with the sunshine spirit. Included are fashions from major swimwear companies such as Catalina, Cole, and Rose Marie Reid; sportswear from leaders like Koret and Alice of California; and a wonderful chapter paying tribute to that most western of fabrics, blue denim. More than 330 photographs and ... Read more
Casual clothing, swimwear in particular, is strongly associated with the California lifestyle, and the design and manufacture of casual clothing has long been the foundation of California’s garment industry. This book explores that industry as it developed in California from the 1930s through the 1970s, with emphasis on clothing and textile designs suffused with the sunshine spirit. Included are fashions from major swimwear companies such as Catalina, Cole, and Rose Marie Reid; sportswear from leaders like Koret and Alice of California; and a wonderful chapter paying tribute to that most western of fabrics, blue denim. More than 330 photographs and ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764312465
SKU
V9780764312465
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About Maureen Reilly
Maureen Reilly, an attorney by day, has authored four other books on vintage fashion for Schiffer Publishing: California Couture*, Swing Style*, Hot Shoes, and Collectible Women’s Hats of the 20th Century*. She lives in Sacramento, California, with her husband and their two children.
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