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The Dictionary of Fashion History

The Dictionary of Fashion History

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ISBN10: 1350216682
ISBN13: 9781350216686
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: Jun 2 2022
Pages: 384
Weight: 2.30
Height: 0.80 Width: 7.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

- What is an Apollo knot?
- Who wore a Welch wig?
- When were Zouave jackets the height of fashion?

This new edition of The Dictionary of Fashion History further updates the landmark work of C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington and Charles Beard. Featuring over 60 new and revised entries on diverse topics such as the Onesie, Brothel Creepers and the Birkin Bag, this edition is even more comprehensive and brings this costume historian's bible fully up to date.

With many more images to accompany the text and illustrate key fashions - including cartoons, prints and lavish color photographs of surviving garments - this version of the dictionary brings dazzling and unusual garments to life for researchers, students, costume designers and everyone interested in the subject.

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