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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Good review of 20th century fashion in relation to history of the time
I bought this book for my daughter who is studying Fashion Design as a freshman in high school. I think I may enmjoy the book more than she, especially the part about the 60s! The section on WWII is very interesting; did you know the reason men lost their turnups on trousers was due to rationing of fabric? I finally found out what utility fabric was and saw a picture of...
Published on January 15, 2006 by Susan O'Neill
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting and informative
This book provides an exceleent overview of 20th Century Fashion. Rather then breaking fashion down in decades (which really doesn't make sense)this book breaks down 20th Century Fashion by movements within the industry and particularly the economic conditions of the time. True, it doesn't have a lot of pictures, but fashion pictures are relatively easy to obtain. This...
Published on February 5, 2009 by J. K. Roznos
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Good review of 20th century fashion in relation to history of the time,
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This review is from: 20th Century Fashion (Paperback)
I bought this book for my daughter who is studying Fashion Design as a freshman in high school. I think I may enmjoy the book more than she, especially the part about the 60s! The section on WWII is very interesting; did you know the reason men lost their turnups on trousers was due to rationing of fabric? I finally found out what utility fabric was and saw a picture of a demob suit! Not loads of pictures but those that there are are good and illustrate the text well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting and informative,
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This review is from: 20th Century Fashion (Paperback)
This book provides an exceleent overview of 20th Century Fashion. Rather then breaking fashion down in decades (which really doesn't make sense)this book breaks down 20th Century Fashion by movements within the industry and particularly the economic conditions of the time. True, it doesn't have a lot of pictures, but fashion pictures are relatively easy to obtain. This book provides an excellent historic overview of the century.
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20th Century Fashion by Amy De La Haye (Paperback - November 17, 1999)
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