📖 The Chronology of Fashion. From Empire Dress to Ethical Design

"The Chronology of Fashion" traces the history of fashion from the late 18th century up to the present. Following a strict chronology, it pinpoints the times when a distinctive style of suit or dress, hat or handbag, cut of hair or cloth, or indeed entire look came to pinpoint it's moment in time or radiate out to express it's entire era. Highly illustrated with full figure images, silhouettes and swatches of materials, the book also looks at key designers, how fashion has appeared in paintings and movies, and the trends that identified various periods. This book should be a must for anyone interested in fashion and it's development.