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Clothes / Khanduri, Kamini 2002  Book
Khanduri, Kamini Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
Description 32pPurple Spine
Series What was it like in the past?
Summary/Abstract Traces the changes in clothes and fashions at different times during the 20th century. Develops the link between trends and clothes such as their association with films, music and social conditions like war.
Contents Then and now 1900s : Edwardian clothes 1910s : Clothes for war and peace 1920s : Fun, freedom and flappers 1930s : Fashion and films 1940s : Wartime clothes 1950s : Dressing up 1950s : Rock and roll 1960s : Miniskirts 1960s : Clothes for men 1970s : Big flares and spiky hair 1980s : Clothes for work and play 1990s and 2000s : Today's clothes Find out for yourself Glossary
Standard Number 043114821X Hb.
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ID:   006942


Clothes and Costume: 2500 years of costume, clothing and fashion / Shuter, Jane 1997  Book
Shuter, Jane Book
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Publication Oxford, Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1997.
Description 32pBlack Spine
Series History of Britain
Summary/Abstract This book looks at the way clothes, jewellery and hairstyles have developed from simple, regular shapes made from natural materials and dyestuffs, to short lived fashions and statements of status made from artificial fibres and plastics. There's a look at the traditional styles of the Britons and Celts, the foreign influences of the Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans, working clothes through the ages, and the changing fashions of the rich and poor.
Contents Early people Roman influence Dressed for battle Growing differences From Saxon to Norman Dressing for work Suits of armour Fit for royalty Tudor working clothes Fashion for all Prim and proper Victorian workers Twentieth-century fashion
Standard Number 0431057338 Pb.
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ID:   018075


Clothes and fashion: then and now / Smith, Alastair; Wheatley, Maria (ill.) 2004  Book
Smith, Alastair Book
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Publication London, Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2004.
Description 16pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract Lift the flap on each page to compare what you wear now with clothes long ago.
Standard Number 0746030983 Pb.
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ID:   016523


Costume / Rowland-Warne, L. 1992  Book
Rowland-Warne, L. Book
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Publication London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1992.
Description 64pBlack and White Spine
Series Dk Eyewitness Guides
Summary/Abstract An illustrated survey of costumes, from the first skins and furs of the Stone Age to the fashions of the 20th century. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.
Standard Number 0863187927 Hb.
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ID:   005895


Fabulous story of fashion / Daynes, Katie; Mistry, Nilesh (ill.) 2006  Book
Daynes, Katie Book
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Publication London, Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2006.
Description 64pBlue spine
Series Usborne Young Reading: Series Two
Summary/Abstract From Roman togas to crippling corsets, people throughout history have dressed to impress. Meet the trend-setters of the time amid a flurry of silks and satins in this exquisitely illustrated book.
Standard Number 0746080077 Pb.
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ID:   019674


Fashion / King, Hazel 2008  Book
King, Hazel Book
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Publication Oxford, Heinemann Library, 2008.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Trends in textiles technology
Summary/Abstract Examines the many facets of the fashion industry. A brief history of significant developments in fashion trends through the ages introducing the changing nature of fashion.
Standard Number 9780431990224 Pb.
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ID:   003611


The Story of Costume / Peacock, John 2006  Book
Peacock, John Book
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Publication Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 2006.
Description 48pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract Describes the different types of clothes, well-known types of fabric, types of cloth worn in the past which are not very common now, with notes that discuss each period illustrated.
Contents Ancient Egypt Ancient Crete Ancient Greece Ancient Babylon Assyria and Persia Ancient Rome Byzantum After the Romans Into the Middle Ages The flowering of the Middle Ages The age of expansion The age of invention The time of the Black Death The age of medieval romance The end of the Middle Ages Into the Renaissance The age of exploration Glories of the Renaissance The time of the Conquistadors The beginnings of modern science A golden age The end of the Renaissance The colonial era From puritan simplicity tp lordly luxury The beginnings of democracy Towards enlightenment The age of elegance The last flowering of the aristocrats Era of the American and French revolutions The age of the industrial revolution The age of respectability The golden age of the railways The rise of modern commerce The second Industrial Revolution The Twentieth century dawns The twenties and thirties The thirties and forties The fifties and sixties The seventies and eighties Modern times The story of costume at a glance Furthur reading
Standard Number 0500513090 hb.
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ID:   018047


Why do we wear that? / Cole, Trish 1996  Book
Cole, Trish Book
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Publication Connecticut, Franklin Watts, 1996.
Description 32pLight Blue Spine
Series Why do we...
Summary/Abstract A history of numerous items of clothing and accessories including hats, shoes, and jewels.
Standard Number 0531143961 Hb.
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ID:   020053


World dress fashion in detail / Crill, Rosemary; Wearden, Jennifer; Wilson, Verity 2009  Book
Crill, Rosemary Book
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Publication London, V & A Publications, 2009.
Description 221pGreen Spine
Summary/Abstract Explores cut work and silk embroidery from Indonesia, applied metal braid and cord fastenings from Albania, as well as elaborate patchwork from Tibet, India, Korea and Iran.
Standard Number 9781851775682 Pb.
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