History of Fashion, Hardcover

This engaging analysis of Western fashion explores the influence of fashion, taste, and style on people's actions and beliefs since the Middle Ages...

Focuses on fashion from 1850 to 2010, exploring it from an aesthetic point of view and as a manifestation of social and cultural change. 600 colour...

DescriptionThis important book explores animal exploitation in the fashion industry. Drawing on a fascinating array of historical fashion images, t...

Drawing from the extensive Textile and Fashion Arts Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, this miniature history of European and American fashion ...

The fashion show and its spaces are sites of otherness, representing everything from rebellion and excess through to political and social activism....

Paris, Capital of Fashion accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New York's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This ...

Reducere. What is fashion? Where does it come from? Why has it come to permeate modern life?In the last half century, questions like these have drawn serious...

A candid and privileged look inside the workings of fashion photography and the creative minds that produced the most exciting images in the 120 ye...

Traces fashions from 1870 to the present along a conceptual, disruptive, and nontraditional timeline of fashion history Fashion not only reflects a...

Vintage Details is a stunning collection of over 550 beautifully photographed details from previously unseen 20th-century vintage clothing. The ima...

Reducere. A volume of magnificent proportions, Art + Fashion is as exciting and elegant as the creative partnerships it celebrates. Spanning numerous eras, m...

Reducere. DescriptionDenverites once enjoyed a retail landscape rich with personal touches. Revisit May-D&F's animated holiday windows or the ice skating rin...

Through 100 groundbreaking dresses, The Dress traces the past and present influences and reinterpretations in clothing design. From the Victorian c...

Discover how the designers of women's sporting attire navigated the worlds of fashion, function, and propriety, from the beginning of the 19th cent...

Glamorous fashion editor Mary Russell's personal photographs capture the effervescence of the 1960s and 1970s from within the international fashion...

- With a focus on lace-making in Flanders, this sweeping history of lace documents an exhibition at MoMu, the Antwerp fashion museum - Explores lac...

Reducere. DescriptionDesigned to be accessible to young readers, these volumes offer a way of learning about the history of America. Each book includes infor...

Reducere. DescriptionDesigned to be accessible to young readers, these volumes offer a way of learning about the history of America. Each book includes infor...

DescriptionA unique record of hip-hop history from the late 1990s through to the present, captured through informal Polaroid portraiture. Just as A...

DescriptionBefore RuPaul's Drag Race propelled the cultural phenomenon into the global spotlight, drag had been around for thousands of years. Imme...

For fashion buffs, romantics, and brides-to-be, a fascinating collection of wedding garb and glamour through pop culture and history.The Way We Wed...

DescriptionThis lavishly illustrated book presents Muslim fashion as an essential part of contemporary style. This dazzling exploration of contempo...

The story of UK football club badges from the 1860s onwards over the course of developments in fashion, football, fan culture and technology gets i...

A long-awaited and highly intimate visual history of Versace, the glamorous and globally renowned Italian fashion house. Versace--a name that epito...

Presents a history of fashion on film, with classic moments from film favourites and a host of untold stories about the creative talent working beh...

Regarded as the "World's Largest Specialty Store, " William Filene's Sons Company, founded in 1870, brought fashion and entertainment to generation...

A celebration of American courage and tenacity, this sumptuous visual history details the stories of more than 125 of our nation's most gutsy and r...

Reducere. DescriptionA dazzling and authoritative look at three decades of Prada's groundbreaking fashion designs through stunning runway photography Founded...

Contributor(s): Author: Kate StrasdinEditor: Joanne B. EicherQueen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a ro...

DescriptionA dazzling, inventive literary adventure story in which Captain Ahab confronts Captain Nemo and the dark cultural stories represented by...

Reducere. DescriptionAlthough the name and the brand are entirely unknown in the Czech Republic, Ascher has been synonymous with fine textile design for more...

Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian...

Reducere. In 1867, less than three years after the Civil War left the city in ruins, Hungarian Jewish immigrant Morris Rich opened a small dry goods store on...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the early nineties, Scarlet, a painter and high fashion model, finds herself working in some of the world's most famous fashion capit...

Reducere. A history of Italian glamour and craftsmanship, told through the story of costume jewelryA book about costume jewelry and its creative intersection...

Reducere. Explore an illustrated history of the world through timelines for kids. From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover...

A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion wo...

Reducere. If you want to discover the influential and captivating history of France, then read on...France has influenced the course of history in Europe and...

Reducere. For nearly ninety years, Pizitz offered Birmingham residents and Alabamans across the state a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. From the Enchanted...

DescriptionEvery time an artist portrays a human subject, a decision has to be made about the posture of the figure. Will they be standing, sitting...

In true Old West fashion, Corydon Cooley and Marion Clark decided ownership of their ranch in the White Mountains with a game of "seven-up." Cooley...

A stunning photographic compilation showcasing Audrey Hepburn's iconic career in the 1950s--the decade that solidified her place as one of the worl...

DescriptionRevised edition of the bestselling backlist title. William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an architect, writ...

Reducere. The presence of Jews in Quebec dates back four centuries. Quebec Jewry, in Montreal in particular, has evolved over time, thanks to successive wave...

The sons of liberty are celebrated in the rebellious history of Boston--but what of their sisters? An audacious and determined procession of reform...

Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, Blenheim is the only non-royal house in England to hold the title of palace. As the storied reside...

A photographic history of the vanishing face of Ireland The latest in this series takes a look at the most cherished sites of the country that time...

Gretchen "Gertie" Hirsch is a passionate home seamstress, a sought-after sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the web's most popular sewing bl...

Reducere. For 132 years, Hutzler Brothers Company was a beloved part of the Baltimore retail and cultural scene. Charm City natives still recall with nostalg...

Reducere. Winner of the Michigan Notable Book Award for 2012 Join department store historian Bruce Allen Kopytek in this return to the elegance of Jacobson's...

Reducere. Throughout the twentieth century, department stores ruled the retail landscapes of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. More than just shopping cente...

DescriptionAll across the Americas, from the sixteenth century onwards, enslaved Africans escaped their captors and struck out on their own. These ...

Reducere. Andrea "Andy" McDougal's tea journey begins in the city of New Orleans, her childhood home, and flows from her ancestors back to the late 1700s, wh...

Reducere. A sweeping history of luxury--from the pharaohs to the plutocrats--celebrating the quintessential role of opulence in human evolution From diamonds...

Reducere. Aboriginal Screen-Printed Textiles from Australia's Top End presents the work of contemporary Australian textile artists working at five Aboriginal...

Existing textbooks on international relations treat history in a cursory fashion and perpetuate a Euro-centric perspective. This textbook pioneers ...

Part memoir, part cultural history, A Woven World celebrates the fading crafts, industries, and artisans that have defined communities for generati...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating Life of James MadisonJames Madison earned the title "Father of the Constitution." How did this man who was diminutive of st...

Reducere. If your mind is the enemy, where do you run?#1 Bestseller in German Literature (07/2020, 10/2020, 12/2020)The hardcover comes with a 100-page illus...

From Carlos Fonseca comes a dazzling, kaleidoscopic epic of art, politics, and hidden realitiesJust before the dawn of the new millennium, a curato...

Reducere. From choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a shirt, tie, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet,...

Choose a stroke and get paddling through the human history of swimming From man's first recorded dip into what's now the driest spot on earth to th...

Advertisers in the nineteenth and early twentieth century pushed the boundaries of printing, manipulated language, inspired a new form of art and e...

DescriptionWelcome to The House of Glam -- Lush Interiors & Design Extravaganza. Challenging convention with maximalist flair, expect to see custom...

Reducere. What do leaders need to know in order to be effective? Carnes Lord--a political scientist with extensive experience at high levels of American gove...

Reducere. Shining a light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust, Lucy Adlington weaves an unforgettable story of strength, survival, and a friendship tha...

Reducere. Rogers Park bears the name of Philip McGregor Rogers, an intrepid and enterprising Irish immigrant who purchased the first tract of land in the are...

Reducere. How do you ethically direct others toward your point of view? Understanding precisely what they are thinking is the first step. Using techniques fr...

DescriptionFighter aircraft were developed during World War I at an unprecedented rate, as nascent air forces sought to achieve and maintain air su...

Reducere. Under the Clock tells the story of Miller & Rhoads, from its incarnation as a little dry goods store in 1885 through more than a century as a belov...