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Vogue: History of 20th Century Fashion
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Vogue's History of 20th Century Fashion offers a showcase of the magazine's most alluring pictures from 1909 to 1986.
The author has set fashion in the historical context of prevailing social, economic and artistic trends with the use of this original material, along with the diaries, memoirs and historical documents of each era. Vogue's archives have been brought to life through interviews with the people who made, and were, style. The personal recollections of leading couturiers and their staff, designers, manufacturers, journalists, photographers, models and society dressers enhance the text with first-hand experiences.
The uniqueness of this book lies in its season-by-season approach to the subject, offering a crystal-clear picture of the evolution of style, illustrated by photographs and drawings covering the spectrum of clothing from all the fashionable capitals. Each chapter, a style period, is prefaced by an explanation of how women wanted to dress, and why, and which designers satisfied their demands.
Vogue's History of 20th Century Fashion offers a showcase of the magazine's most alluring pictures from 1909 to 1986.
The author has set fashion in the historical context of prevailing social, economic and artistic trends with the use of this original material, along with the diaries, memoirs and historical documents of each era. Vogue's archives have been brought to life through interviews with the people who made, and were, style. The personal recollections of leading couturiers and their staff, designers, manufacturers, journalists, photographers, models and society dressers enhance the text with first-hand experiences.
The uniqueness of this book lies in its season-by-season approach to the subject, offering a crystal-clear picture of the evolution of style, illustrated by photographs and drawings covering the spectrum of clothing from all the fashionable capitals. Each chapter, a style period, is prefaced by an explanation of how women wanted to dress, and why, and which designers satisfied their demands.
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