A Dictionary Of Costume And Fashion

Author : Mary Brooks Picken
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486141608
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion written by Mary Brooks Picken and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compendium defines over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines to trilbys and vamps, words are grouped alphabetically according to dress parts, fabrics, and other style categories. Over 750 illustrations.

Author : Valerie Cumming
Publisher : Berg
ISBN 13 : 1847887384
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dictionary of Fashion History written by Valerie Cumming and published by Berg. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - What is an earthquake gown? - Who wore eelskin masher trousers? - What did the word "dudes" mean in the 16th century? A Dictionary of English Costume by C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington and Charles Beard was originally published in 1960. A monumental achievement and encyclopaedic in scope, it was a comprehensive catalogue of fashion terms from the mid-medieval period up to 1900. It was reissued and updated several times, for the last time in 1976. For decades it has served as a bible for costume historians. The Dictionary of Fashion History completely updates and supplements the Cunningtons' landmark work to bring it up to the present day. Featuring additional terms and revised definitions, this new edition represents an essential reference for costume historians, students of fashion history, or anyone involved in creating period costume for the theatre, film or television. It also is fascinating reading for those simply interested in the subject. Clear, concise, and meticulous in detail, this essential reference answers countless questions relating to the history of dress and adornment and promises to be a definitive guide for generations to come.

Author : Elizabeth J. Lewandowski
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810840049
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Costume Dictionary written by Elizabeth J. Lewandowski and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- Dictionary -- Appendix A: Garment types -- Appendix B: Garment by country -- Appendix C: Garment types by era

Author : R. T. Wilcox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dictionary of Costume written by R. T. Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephanie Curtis Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Costume Language written by Stephanie Curtis Davies and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephanie Davis has combined her painting and art teaching with research into costumes as depicted through the centuries. Dozens of carefully drawn and detailed illustrations embellish the text and give a visual dimension. She includes lists of couturiers and designers, costume collections and exhibitions of ancient civilisations.--[book cover].

Author : Francesca Sterlacci
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442239093
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry written by Francesca Sterlacci and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first animal skin body coverings, to today’s high fashion collections, fashion has held an important role in the evolution of mankind. The fashion industry has, and continues to make, major contributions to our cultural and social environment. It is an industry that responds to our inherent longing for tribal belonging, our socio-economic needs, individual lifestyles, status stratification and profession apparel requirements. The fashion industry is fast-paced, complex and ever changing, in response to consumer needs. Throughout the world, vast numbers of people contribute to this industry, each with the shared goal of supplying an end product of a particular price point directed at a target consumer. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,400 cross-referenced entries on designers, models, couture houses, significant articles of apparel and fabrics, trade unions, and the international trade organizations. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the fashion industry.

Author : James R. Planche
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486145336
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Costume written by James R. Planche and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of terms associated with apparel worn in the principal countries of Europe appear in this extensive and convenient reference. Alphabetically arranged, the profusely illustrated volume features over 1,300 detailed line drawings.

Author : Mary Brooks Picken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion written by Mary Brooks Picken and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines more than 10,000 words related to clothing and fashion, providing over 950 illustrations and covering not only pieces of attire but also stitches, weaves, fabrics, and accessories.

Author : Valerie Oliver
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313033269
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fashion and Costume in American Popular Culture written by Valerie Oliver and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-09-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a convenient and unique look at fashion and costume literature and how it has developed historically, this volume discusses monographic and reference literature and provides information on periodicals, research centers, and costume museums and collections. It also provides a new way of looking at the literature through a database of 58 Library of Congress subject headings. It covers topics from jeans to wedding dresses and features popular examples of how clothing is used and reflected in our culture through the literature discussed. Of interest to scholars, students, and anyone curious about the unique power clothing holds in our lives. Various types of reference sources are discussed including other guides to the literature, encyclopedia, dictionaries, biographical dictionaries, specialized bibliographies, and indexing and abstracting services. Electronic CD-ROM and online databases equivalents are included in the presentation of indexing and abstracting services with major networks such as OCLC, RLIN, Lexis/Nexis, and Dialog mentioned as well. In addition a list of 123 research centers, mainly libraries, is provided and arranged geographically by state, some 176 costume museums and collections of costumes located at colleges and universities are listed alphabetically, and a list of 278 periodicals on fashion, costume, clothing and related topics is provided. A database of some 58 clothing and accessory subject headings is analyzed in the Worldcat database with the literature of the top ten specific clothing and accessory subject terms limited to media publication format are covered. Additionally, histories of costume and fashion in the U.S. and works which concentrate on psychological, sociological or cultural aspects are outlined. An appendix, including the clothing and accessory database, and author and subject indexes conclude the volume.

Author : Elizabeth J. Lewandowski
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810877856
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Costume Dictionary written by Elizabeth J. Lewandowski and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available—online or in print—this comprehensive resource includes more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms as well as more than 300 illustrations.