Understanding fashion history / Valerie Cumming.
"This book looks at the evolution of fashion history, the changes that have taken place in how and why it is studied and makes a strong case for the significance of public collections, many of which are now at risk." "It is not a traditional history of fashion but a book intended to m...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Batsford,
2004.
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| Summary: | "This book looks at the evolution of fashion history, the changes that have taken place in how and why it is studied and makes a strong case for the significance of public collections, many of which are now at risk." "It is not a traditional history of fashion but a book intended to make the reader think about how the subject has been and is being written about, the collections which are still, in many instances, under-used, and the ways in which knowledge of the subject can be applied to traditional and new methods of study - dress in art, uniformity and disguise, and the theatrical links."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 144 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0713488751 9780713488753 |