1950s American Fashion

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Walford Klappentext The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but during World War II, when necessity became the mother of invention, the country had to find its own way. American designers looked to what American women needed and found new inspirations for American fashion design. Sportswear became a strength, but not at the expense of elegance. Easy wear materials were borrowed for producing more formal clothes, and versatile separates and adaptable dress and jacket suits became hallmarks of American style. This book follows the American fashion industry, from New York's 7th Avenue to the beaches of California in search of the clothes that designed 1950s American fashion.Proven author and fashion expert Jonathan Walford provides a concise examination of one of the most pivotal decades in American fashion in this colourful guide to the clothes that marked the 1950s. Zusammenfassung The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. American designers looked to what American women needed and found inspirations for American fashion design. This title follows the American fashion industry from New York's 7th Avenue to the beaches of California in search of clothes that defined 1950s American fashion.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Walford, Walford Jonathan
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2012
• EAN: 9780747811640
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1164-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 208 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Shire Library USA; Shire Library USA
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Beauty/cosmetics; Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, Fashion and textile design, Nostalgia: general