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Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Through the discovery of one Victorian woman's textile scrapbook, a fashion historian and museum curator unravels the secrets within its pages and the lives of the people within, charting, piece by piece, the whole of human experience in the most intimate of mediums: the clothes people wear.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Equal parts fab and frightening, Killer Style explores the ways in which make-up, clothing, and accessories have killed, maimed, or tormented those who wear and make them. From the story of hatters felled by mercury poisoning to tulle-burnt ballerinas to the victims of the modern craze for sandblasted denim, no one is safe from these crimes of fashion."--
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Profiles more than forty iconic artists in relationship to their sartorial choices. A compelling mix of anecdotes, portraits of the artists in their studios, art and runway imagery, and commentary by critics, designers, and the artists.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A look at the fashion of the 20th century, Dressing the Decades examines the origins of luxury garments. Each chapter features an overview of a particular decade, including the historical events, politics, technology, and advertising that inspired its most celebrated designs. By offering a thorough socio-economic context for the progress of high fashion through the years, the book provides a new perspective on such iconic items and significant trends...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this ambitious, panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories-Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool-about the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis Quatorze to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed from lichen, shells, bark, saffron, and beetles, displaying distinctive regional...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Why does fashion hold so much power over us? Most of us care about how we dress and how we present ourselves. Style offers clues about everything from class to which in-group we belong to. Bad Feminist for fashion, Dress Code takes aim at the institutions within the fashion industry while reminding us of the importance of dress and what it means for self-presentation. Everything--from societal changes to the progress (or lack thereof) of women's rights...
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover the signature sartorial and literary style of fifty men and women of letters, including Maya Angelou; Truman Capote; Colette; Bret Easton Ellis; Allen Ginsberg; Patti Smith; Karl Ove Knausgaard; and David Foster Wallace; in this unique compendium of profiles-packed with eighty black-and-white photographs, excerpts, quotes, and fast facts-that illuminates their impact on modern fashion. Whether it's Zadie Smith's exotic turban, James Joyce's...
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