Everyday Fashions of the Sixties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs (Dover Fashion and Costumes) [Paperback]

JoAnne Olian (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes | Publication Date: February 4, 1998

This compilation from a style-conscious decade features scores of illustrations with their original captions specifying colors, sizes, prices. Items include apparel for men, women, and children — from lingerie and playclothes to bridal ensembles, Madras jackets, and vinyl slicker coats. Introduction. Over 300 black-and-white illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (February 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486401200
• ISBN-13: 978-0486401201
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Textiles & Costume

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful book for crafters of costumes & doll clothing, December 27, 1999

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DJ Rix (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everyday Fashions of the Sixties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs (Dover Fashion and Costumes) (Paperback)

There's often a difference between how we imagine or remember the Sixties & how they really were. I remember that they looked more like what's in this book: Jackie Kennedy, Patty Duke, Leslie Gore, Carnaby Street & San Francisco filtered through Sears & delivered to middle class America. It all got pretty silly toward the end of the decade. But something important was happening in women's fashions. Clothes became more comfortable & hair styles more simple, if that's what one chose. But the choice was there. That transition is captured by these amusing & thought-provoking catalogue pages.

It's a wonderful book for crafters of costumes & doll clothing, art students, pop sociologists & anyone who enjoys seeing how the times were a changin' through the mediums of clothing, hair, bust size & retail pricing. Very few color pix, though.

Bob Rixon

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun look at the 60's, July 19, 2006

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This review is from: Everyday Fashions of the Sixties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs (Dover Fashion and Costumes) (Paperback)

purchased to use as a resource for developing a course on 20th century visual (consumer) culture.

a fun quick overview of everyday American fashion in the 1960's. would love it more if it had more color photos, and a larger assortment of men's clothing options (it definitely focuses on women's clothing) , but it's a great quick reference.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can remember wearing some of these fashions, April 18, 2005

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Boy am I showing my age but I do remember wearing some of these fashions, or wishing I could have worn them, and I loved reading this book. A real trip down memory lane.