Documenting Fashion, 9781350603790
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Fashion’s story told through powerful interwar images, revealing American modernity.
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Documenting Fashion

dress and visual culture in 1920s and 1930s america

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    8 April 2026

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Summary

Capturing Style: Fashion’s Visual Story in Interwar America

This is the story of clothes as pictures and of the importance and meanings of the way we picture clothes.

Focusing on the rapid changes of the interwar period, fashion is explored as a sensory interplay of images. From illustrations to editorial spreads, and amateur snapshots to Hollywood film, Documenting Fashion considers how American fashion was represented and created by visual culture…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781350603790
ISBN-10:1350603791
Author:Rebecca Arnold
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:8 April 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
About The Author

Rebecca Arnold

Rebecca Arnold is a historian who has held posts at The Courtauld Institute, Royal College of Art & Central Saint Martins, London, UK. Her publications include The American Look, Fashion: A Very Short Introduction, and Avedon Advertising with Laura Avedon and James Martin.

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