Bikinis, bell-bottoms & little black dresses : 70 great fashion classics / Kate Mulvey.
"Bikinis, Bell-Bottoms and Little Black Dresses chronicles the most influential, exciting, and shocking items of clothing of the last 100 years. The trench coat, the trainer, and the miniskirt, to name only three, have all changed the way we think about our dress. Fashion journalist Kate Mulvey char...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Merrell,
2013.
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| Physical Description: | 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Variant Title: |
Bikinis, bell-bottoms and little black dresses. |
| Format: | Book |
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"Bikinis, Bell-Bottoms and Little Black Dresses chronicles the most influential, exciting, and shocking items of clothing of the last 100 years. The trench coat, the trainer, and the miniskirt, to name only three, have all changed the way we think about our dress. Fashion journalist Kate Mulvey charts the evolution of 70 key garments, investigating how their individual stories have helped shape the course of fashion history. Each entry traces the origins of an unforgettable item of clothing, and explores the moment it first made an impact on the world fashion stage, as well as the garments that developed out of it, the personalities who wore it, and its continuing popularity today"--Publisher's web site. |
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| Note: | Includes index. |
| Call Number: | GT511 .M85 2013 |
| ISBN: | 9781858945880 1858945887 |