Name/Title
FashionEntry/Object ID
GT511.B77Description
"This provocative new survey of the past 150 years of Fashion covers everything from Haute Couture to the High Street, from Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen. Christopher Breward explores fashion as a significant cultural force, examining the glamorous world of Vogue and advertising, the relationship between fashion and art, and fashion as a global enterprise." "Venturing beneath the surface, Breward considers how our ideas about hygiene and comfort have influenced the direction of style, and how important dress is in forming our identity and status - from Flapper to New Look, Dandy to Punk." -- BOOK JACKETLexicon
Search Terms
clothing trade--history, costume design--history, fashion--history, fashion design--historyBook Details
Author
Christopher BrewardPublisher
Oxford UniversityDate Published
2003Call No.
GT511.B77ISBN
192840304, 9780192840301LCCN
2003273453Notes
Length: 272General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
The rise of the designer -- Making clothes -- Innovating change -- The promotion of fashion -- Disseminating desire -- Fashion on the page -- Fashion and film -- Shopping for style -- The wearing of fashion -- Style and modernity -- Fashion capitals -- Fashion and identity.