Fun Fabrics of the '50s [Paperback]

Joy Shih (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

Looking through the pages of Fun Fabrics of the 50s will transport you back to the days of Beaver Cleaver shirt plaids, cowboy heroes flannel pajamas, early American rec room drapery, splashy lounge chair tropical blooms, housewives' duster florals, and festive south-of-the-border kitchen curtains. The decade's fascination with geometric shapes, bright colors and "foreign" motifs results in interesting, sometimes strange, combinations of design. For designers and 50s fanatics alike, this full-color book offers hundreds of fabric styles that reflect an innocent era.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076430173X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764301735
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,635,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fun Fabrics of the '50s, October 14, 2004

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Susan Edwards - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fun Fabrics of the '50s (Paperback)

What a disappointment! Yes, the photos are gorgeous, but there is no text. There is no source reference for the fabric shown. After studying the photos,I began to wonder if the fabrics were really from that era. They probably are, but can you prove it? Where is the documentation? How can I learn? Do I really trust a photo with no analyses. If you are a novice desiring to learn textile history, this is not the book for you. I hope someday (when I learn more) that I will get some use out of this book.
Susan Edwards

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, But There are Newer and Better Books Out There, September 14, 2000

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Lanajean Vecchione (San Mateo, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fun Fabrics of the '50s (Paperback)

I liked this book. There are full page bleeds and chunks of fabric swatches throughout.

There's not much text in the book, just page after page of color textile designs illustrating molecular inspired prints, florals, and other whimsical patterns and colors appearing in clothing and home furnishings during the 1950s. It's a good, quick reference guide.

Schiffer has since come out with other textile reference books, adding a little more about the history of textile designs for this and other decades. If you need something quick and dirty, this title will do. If something more detailed is needed, check out the other textile titles instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No "Modern Art' geometric fabrics..., November 21, 2009

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A.J.H. (Vancouver, B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fun Fabrics of the '50s (Paperback)

Nice big pictures... which will probably be suitable for most people interested in fabric from the 50's. But i got this book because it actually said that it had samples of geometric designs, which is my main focus. Especially the ones that were geometric examples of Modern Art from that era! Unfortunately i was very disappointed. I think there was just ONE picture that i would say matched my criteria! Most of what they were calling 'geometric', i'd call floral! Btw, there were LOTS of florals, if that's what you're into.