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Fashion : the ultimate history of costume : from prehistory to the present / Stefania Sposito ; translation by Kevin Krell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publisher: Barcelona, Spain : Promopress, 2024Edition: Second edition; Reprint editionDescription: 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9788417412678
Other title:
  • Ultimate history of costume
Uniform titles:
  • Racconto della moda. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 391.009 22 SPO
Contents:
Peoples of antiquity -- Middle Ages -- Fashion in the 15th century -- Fashion in the 16th century -- Fashion in the 17th century -- Fashion in the 18th century -- From court dress to 19th century bourgeois fashion -- 20th century -- The third millennium... and history marches on.
Summary: "Fashion is one of the defining features of human evolution and culture. Spanning from the first civilizations to today's most recent trends, this book analyses the importance and meaning of fashion via an in-depth approach and a rich selection of illustrations and photographs. It contains interpretative sketches and drawings of the clothes that feature in paintings and works of art to provide an overall perspective on and a comprehensive understanding of fashion. The lavish visuals, which many other titles in this field lack, truly bring the topic to life. In this book, the reader will discover the beauty and mystery of the history of fashion, the roles it has played in society and the creativity and inventive power that it has often brought out in man."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.

Peoples of antiquity -- Middle Ages -- Fashion in the 15th century -- Fashion in the 16th century -- Fashion in the 17th century -- Fashion in the 18th century -- From court dress to 19th century bourgeois fashion -- 20th century -- The third millennium... and history marches on.

"Fashion is one of the defining features of human evolution and culture. Spanning from the first civilizations to today's most recent trends, this book analyses the importance and meaning of fashion via an in-depth approach and a rich selection of illustrations and photographs. It contains interpretative sketches and drawings of the clothes that feature in paintings and works of art to provide an overall perspective on and a comprehensive understanding of fashion. The lavish visuals, which many other titles in this field lack, truly bring the topic to life. In this book, the reader will discover the beauty and mystery of the history of fashion, the roles it has played in society and the creativity and inventive power that it has often brought out in man."-- Provided by publisher.

Text in English ; translated from the original Italian language.

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