1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook
$62.59
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2021
Summary
With over 500 images of daywear, outerwear, evening wear and accessories, 1940s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook is a sweeping visual history of the golden age of fashion.
Was there ever a decade of more contrasts than the 1940s? The Second World War saw the rise of thrifty fashions, make-do-and-mend, practical styles and workwear - and by the end of decade high glamour, Dior’s New Look and luxurious cuts and fabrics had taken hold. In this encyclopaedic, beautiful book, fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787398917 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787398919 |
| Author: | Charlotte Fiell, Emmanuelle Dirix |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Welbeck |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.60kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 192mm x 48mm |
About The Author
Charlotte Fiell
Charlotte Fiell is a leading design historian who has written numerous bestselling books on all aspects of design. She studied at the British Institute in Florence, Camberwell College of Arts in London, and later trained at Sotheby’s Institute, also in London.
Emmanuelle Dirix is a highly regarded fashion historian and curator. She has lectured at Antwerp Fashion Academy, the Royal College of Art, University of the Arts London and the University of Manchester. Recent projects include the exhibition and book Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion, 1920s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook and 1930s Fashion: the Definitive Sourcebook.
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