Fashion Sourcebook 1920s Fashion

23.00

By Charlotte Fiell 

Why we have selected this book:

A comprehensive source of visual information for anyone interested in 1920s fashion – and especially for those who design costumes for stage and screen, and sew or restore historical clothing. The book is organised into several chapters, focusing on daywear and outerwear as well as evening dress and accessories. The introduction gives a brief overview of fashion in the 1920s. Beautiful and useful!

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Book Overview from the Publisher:

‘There isn’t a more comprehensive source to Twenties fashion that I can think of … An absolute must for anyone interested in Twenties fashion or art deco’ -Style High Club

‘A source of all the styles, colours, shapes, and silhouettes of the Golden Twenties’- Vogue

From the glitz and glamour of the Roaring Twenties came a fashion revolution. The 1920s is a decade synonymous with social change, reflected in its groundbreaking fashions: from the daring elegance of the ‘New Woman’ to never-before-seen silhouettes, the styles of the Roaring Twenties still capture the imagination a century later.Sumptuously illustrated with over 500 original photographs, sketches and prints, this extensive sourcebook documents the season-by-season fashions of the Jazz Age. Follow the evolving fashion trends and uncover a fascinating analysis of the progression from haute couture to ready-to-wear in this essential handbook for all fashion historians, students and vintage enthusiasts.Authored and edited by renowned design historian, Charlotte Fiell, this volume also contains an authoritative introduction by fashion historian Emmanuelle Dirix, as well as the biographies of the key designers and fashion houses of the period.

This book is brought by Welbeck Publishing, ISBN 9781787398870

Additional information

Weight 1.3 kg
Dimensions 19.5 × 4.8 × 24.3 cm
Author

ISBN

9781787398870

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Pages

512

Format

Hardback

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