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Vintage Style: 1920-1960
Desire Smith
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Description for Vintage Style: 1920-1960
Hardback. Four decades of style from the mid-twentieth century beautifully illustrated with nearly 400 color photos that demonstrate the quality fabrics, dynamic designs, and careful workmanship that made the clothing last, both in condition and popularity. The text places the clothing in its cultural context, showing how the styles evolved with the times. Num Pages: 256 pages, 384 photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Fashion fanatics with a passion for the past will find a smorgasbord of wearable oldies in this new study by an expert in twentieth century fashion. Focusing on the great styles that emerged from the diverse eras between 1925 and 1965, the text places the clothing in its cultural habitat while more than 350 beautiful color photographs demonstrate the quality fabrics, dynamic designs, and careful workmanship that made the clothing last, both in condition and popularity. Chapters cover couture designers whose vintage clothes can be found on the market today, with chronologically arranged coats, suits, dresses, lingerie, handbags, ... Read more
Fashion fanatics with a passion for the past will find a smorgasbord of wearable oldies in this new study by an expert in twentieth century fashion. Focusing on the great styles that emerged from the diverse eras between 1925 and 1965, the text places the clothing in its cultural habitat while more than 350 beautiful color photographs demonstrate the quality fabrics, dynamic designs, and careful workmanship that made the clothing last, both in condition and popularity. Chapters cover couture designers whose vintage clothes can be found on the market today, with chronologically arranged coats, suits, dresses, lingerie, handbags, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
1600g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764303029
SKU
V9780764303029
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Desire Smith
Philadelphia-based author Desire Smith is a major collector and dealer in vintage fashions. Her previous book, Hats (1996), has been widely acknowledged as an important fashion reference work.
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