Fashion : the definitive history of costume and style / [produced in association with the Smithsonian ; Smithsonain consultant, Susan Brown].

Additional Author: Brown, Susan.

Edition Statement:1st American ed.

Publisher:New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing, c2012.

Description:480 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.

Note:Statements of responsibility from back dust jacket flap.

Note:Includes index.

Note:Prehistory-600CE: the Ancient world -- 600-1449: Medieval romance and trade -- 1450-1624: Renaissance splendor -- 1625-1789: Baroque and Rococo -- 1790-1900: from revolution to frivolity -- 1901-1928: la belle epoque and the jazz age -- 1929-1946: from glamour to utility -- 1947-1964: optimism and youth -- 1964-1979: swinging sixties to glam rock -- 1980 onward: the designer decades.

Note:"From simple to sophisticated, elegant to excessive, what we wear says who we are. "Fashion" is the ultimate visual guide to everything ever worn. From the extravagance of Ancient Egypt, through the legendary fashion houses of Chanel and Dior, to the latest cutting-edge labels, this gorgeous collection of costume and dress shows how fashion reflects people and places, and captures the times in which they lived."--p.[4] of cover.

E-Resource:Related electronic resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1305/2012288517-d.html -- Materials specified: Publisher description

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