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Chelsea House Publishers
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c2007
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Fashions of a Decade: 1950s documents the history of fashion as it threaded its way through the prewar years. From nyon stockings and stiletto heels to full skirts and slim-fitting bodices to baby doll nightwear and textured leisure suits, the fifties reflected the postwar attituds that heralded the baby boom generation. An essential resource for history and fahion lovers alike, this revised volume brings to life a fascinating decade of clothing...
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Fashions of a Decade: The 1920s brings the Jazz Age to life through the clothes of the flappers and "Thoroughly Modern Millies." As the fabric of society changed, fashion took on a life of it own - exploding with new colors and trends - alongside the innovative rhythms and styles of jazz music. It was a period of youthful escapism, a reaction to the stern clothes and strict behavoir that was expected during the Victorian Age, and this revised volume...
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Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2007
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Fashions of a Decade: The 1940s traces the mobilization of clothing trends as they marched across a war-ravaged world. Women began to wear outfits featuring wide padded shoulders, a cinched waistline, narrow hips, and a skirt that fell just below the knee, much in the image of a soldier's uniform, while men sported clothing shaped like an inverted triangle from shoulder to waist. This volume offers a detailed reflection on the role fashion played...
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Fashions of a Decade: The 1930s examines the role of fashion as it made its way through the Great Depression, exploring the social and cultural aspects of the era through a softer lens. Synthetic fabrics, such as nylon and artificial silks that imitated luxury fibers, became popular, in addition to clothing that featured a more muted palette and longer, more flowing lines. Such Hollywood icons as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers set the standard for...
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A pictorial survey chronicling the international fashions of the 1970's.
Fashions of a Decade: The 1970s brings this period of history to life through the clothing that helped define it. From platform shoes and bell-bottoms to mini-skirts and hot pants, to Afghans and cheesecloth fabrics, the seventies remains one of the most distinctive decades in clothing history.
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A pictorial survey chronicling the international fashions of the 1980's.
Fashions of a Decade: The 1980s explores the dynamic history of fashion as it reinvented itself through the popular trends of the eighties. From designer suits of yuppie men and women to ripped jeans to the mini-crinoline craze to the classic fashion sense of Princess Diana, the 1980s encapsulates a time when being fashionable and dressing well captured the public imagination...
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