Out-Of-Style : : a Modern Perspective of How, why and When Vintage Fashions Evolved : Men, Women and Children 19Th Through 20Th Centuries and Beyond
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"For genealogists, costume designers, theatre companies, social historians, vintage collectors and fashionistas."
pt. 1. 19th century, 1830-1900 -- Evolution in a thimble 1830-1900 -- Why hoop skirts were born -- The nine sequential phases of the rise and fall and rise (again!) of the bustle -- The out-of-style fashion show -- When proportions change -- How undergarments affected the posture and shape of women's bodies (corsets, brassieres) -- Special occasion clothes (reform dress, weddings, maternity clothes, mourning dress, bathing suits) -- Modern improvements (photography, sewing machines, washing machines, hairstyles) -- How to trace your ancestors ... literally! -- Overview -- women's clothes 1840-1900 -- Overview -- men's clothes 1840-1900 -- Children's clothes 19th century -- boys' clothes 1840-1900 -- Girls' clothes 1840-1900. pt. 2, 20th century, 1900-1960. Overview -- The first two decades 1900-1920 -- America on the road -- Fashion changes 1920-1960 -- The psychology of clothes -- Overview, men's clothes -- 20th century -- Overview, boys' and girls' clothes.
Over 700 sequential, authoritative black and white line drawings of clothes worn by men, women and children from the 19th into the 21st century, including variations of styles that were worn simultaneously and the popular hair styles of each era. Succinct descriptive text accompanies each drawing.--Publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Mission Viejo, CA : Flashback Pub., c2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: xx, 350 p. : ills. ; 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780983576167 (cloth)
0983576165 (cloth)
9780983576198 (trade pbk.)
098357619X (trade pbk.)
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.
Clothing and dress -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Fashion -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.
Fashion -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.