Why'd they wear that? fashion as the mirror of history
Move over Project Runway. Get ready to chuckle your way through centuries of fashion dos and don'ts! In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout th...
| Main Author: | Albee, Sarah (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Gunn, Tim (writer of foreword.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic,
c2015.
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| Summary: |
Move over Project Runway. Get ready to chuckle your way through centuries of fashion dos and don'ts! In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts, why people wore what they did is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history. |
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| Physical Description: |
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781426319198 (hbk.) 1426319193 (hbk.) 9781426319204 (reinforced library binding) 1426319207 (reinforced library binding) |
| Author Notes: |
Albee started her career as a newspaper cartoonist and a semi-professional basketball player. She writes children's books for many age groups and under a number of pseudonyms like Constance Allen, Catherine Lukas, and Sarah Wilson. She has had three of her books appear on the New York Times Bestseller list. Sarah Albee is an author of Sesame Street and Big Bag books; she also wrote the script for Elmo and the Orchestra. Albee has also contributed to the Elmo's Neighborhood and Sesame Street ABCs series. She is also a writer for books from the non-Muppet series, Blue's Clues. (Publisher Provided) |