Survey of Historic Costume

Learn about Western dress from the ancient world to today. Each chapter establishes the social, cross-cultural, environmental, geographic, and artistic influences on what people wore, providing important context to understand the role of dress from a diverse, global perspective. More than 600 images help you to recognize recurring themes, and box features throughout highlight contemporary voices and the impact the fashions of the time had on the generations that followed. The book covers each decade, from the 1920s to the present, in separate chapters that follow the gradual changes in modern fashion.Instructor Resources -Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes-Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter-PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussionSurvey of Historic Costume STUDIO -Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips-Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary

“This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of European/Western costume history and a substantial foundation for an introductory course.”

I love this book, it is like an old friend. I have spent years with it. I cannot imagine using another textbook. It reads with ease and has you turning pages like a magazine. -- Ronnie Chamberlain, Northern Kentucky University, US
The book is a good, clear survey of Euro-American dress and provides students with a good introduction to sources available to dress history, as well as some of the challenges and debates of historical research. -- Charlotte Nicklas, University of Brighton, UK
-- Susan Joudrey, Saint Mary's University, Canada
The textbook is extremely well written. Students comment that they enjoy the visuals included in the book. -- Marianne Bickle, University of South Carolina, US
Large, comprehensive, well researched. An easy book to design a course around. Although the book is large with much information, the students tend to like using it. -- Janice Kimmons, Lamar University, US

Phyllis G. Tortora is Professor Emerita at Queens College, The City University of New York.Sara B. Marcketti is a professor of apparel, merchandising, and design and the director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Iowa State University, USA.

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