Dressing up vintage

Book

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Name/Title

Dressing up vintage

Entry/Object ID

GT596.T65

Description

Tracy Tolkien details all the fashion roles from the 1940s to the 1990s, from the debutante to the teenybopper and the hippie to the powerdresser. She also offers advice on how to spot the features of different designers, how to recognize a valuable piece, and how to care for vintage treasures.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Kimberly Haller

Notes

Gift of Kimberly Haller, August 2025.

Lexicon

Search Terms

fashion design, fashion--history--20th century

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Tracy Tolkien

Publisher

Rizzoli

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Date Published

2000

Call No.

GT596.T65

ISBN

847822648, 9780847822645

LCCN

99076787

Notes

Length: 160

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

The 1940s: wartime dressing - the hungry years -- The 1950s: the new look - from Elvis to etiquette -- The 1960s: Youthquake - from the mini to the maxi and back again -- The 1970s: the decade that taste forgot -- The 1980s: how to get ahead in power dressing -- The 1990s: grunge and retromania-fashion at the fin de siécle.