The culture of fashion : a new history of fashionable dress

Name/Title

The culture of fashion : a new history of fashionable dress

Entry/Object ID

GT511.B74

Description

This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society.

Lexicon

Search Terms

clothing and dress, costume, fashion

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Christopher Breward

Publisher

Manchester University

Date Published

1995

Call No.

GT511.B74

ISBN

719041252, 9780719041259

LCCN

94005415

Notes

Length: 244