Bikinis, bell-bottoms & little black dresses 70 great fashion classics

"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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Main Author: Mulvey, Kate (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Merrell, 2013.
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Summary:"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.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
ISBN:9781858945880
1858945887
Author Notes:KATE MULVEY is a freelance journalist, author, and broadcaster. Her articles on fashion and lifestyle have appeared in such publications as The Times, the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, She, and Red. Her previous books (as co-author) include Decades of Beauty (1998), Key Moments in Fashion (1998), and Vintage Fashion (2006).