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The Fashion Book by Phaidon Press Editors (1998)
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- Book Titles
- The Fashion Book
- Topic
- Art History, Artists, Fashion Photography, Fashion Design, Books
- Publishers
- Phaidon
- Genre
- Art & Culture, Fashion, Imagery, Modern & Contemporary, Photography
- Type
- Picture Book
- Item Length
- 260 mm
- Item Weight
- 3085 g
- ISBN13
- 9780714838083
- ISBN
- 9780714838083
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Fashion Book
- Item Height
- 290mm
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press LTD
- Item Width
- 250mm
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Why do we dress the way we do? Why has fashion changed and evolved over the centuries? How did the 3-piece suit come about? What is a ruff? Why have hemlines risen and fallen over time? Why did a suntan replace the pale, peaches-and-cream face as the sign of a high-class woman? In this book, fashion specialist Colin McDowell goes beyond standard fashion histories and narrative surveys to answer all these questions and more. Fashion is about the body. The first book to reflect this truism, The Anatomy of Fashion is the ultimate guide to how we dress, why we look the way we do and how this has changed over time. By breaking fashion down into its basic elements, explaining them in detail and showing how they fit together, McDowell maps out the historical evolution of fashion, demonstrating how fashions from each period in history have contributed to the way we look today. He paints a broad and accessible picture of the forces at work in the creation and development not just of clothing, but of all aspects of appearance. Fashion is both functional and expressive we wear clothes to keep warm or for protection but they also articulate the way we feel and are often used to impress. Fashion trends are influenced by history and their social context. For example, the waistcoat is often believed to have been introduced as part of the Victorian 3-piece suit. In fact, it was brought to England by Charles II in 1666 after his restoration and return from exile at the French court. Samuel Pepys, diarist and civil servant, wrote: 'The King hath yesterday in council declared his resolution of setting a fashion for clothes which he will never alter. It will be a vest, I know not well how.' Charles wanted the new garment to be part of a restrained national dress for gentlemen and the vest flourished throughout Georgian times as a show-off garment made of rich silks and heavily embroidered, often in silver and gold. The book is divided into 3 main sections. Section 1 looks at the body unclothed and the different 'skins' that cover it; subjects include human skin, pale skin v. tanned skin, tattoos, piercings, fabrics, colours and pattern. In section 2 fashion is broken down into body parts and the relevant individual elements of dress are discussed from head to toe. Body parts include the head (e.g., hats, hair, wigs), the shoulders (e.g. shoulder pads, straps), hands (e.g., gloves, jewellry), legs (e.g., hem lengths, pantaloons, skirt shapes, hosiery). Section 3 returns to the body as a whole to consider how these elements create 'fashion' and what different looks say about the way we dress. The author will cover subjects such as military dress and uniform, cult styles including the grunge look, goths and gangs. By breaking fashion down
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Phaidon Press LTD
ISBN-13
9780714838083
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Book Title
The Fashion Book
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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290mm
Item Width
250mm
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United Kingdom
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