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Informationen zum Autor Lydia Edwards is a Lecturer in the School of Communications and Arts at Edith Cowan University in Perth! Australia. Klappentext How to Read a Dress is an authoritative visual guide to women's fashion across five centuries. Each entry includes annotated colour images of historical garments! outlines important features and highlights how styles have changed. Readers will learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history! as well as the differences between dress types for various occasions! variations in detailing! cut! and popularity! and the class! age and social status of the wearer. This beautifully illustrated guide equips students! researchers! curators and anyone interested in historical fashion with the tools to 'read' a dress.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. 1550 - 1600
2. 1600 - 1699
3. 1710 - 1790
4. 1790 - 1837
5. 1837 - 1869
6. 1870 - 1889
7. 1890 - 1916
8. 1918 - 1929
9. 1930 - 1946
10. 1947 - 1959
11. 1960 - 1970
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Photographic Credits
Index
Report
For a knowledgeable introduction that has plenty of eye candy alongside its scholarship, Lydia Edwards' How to Read a Dress hits the spot.The curated collection, featuring everything from funeral finery to department-store finds, offers [a...] fascinating fashion primer that invites you to make connections across centuries, to wonder about the ways huge social shifts are reflected in everyday life, and tips you off about the placement of shoulder seams. Whether you're a costume nerd or just casually curious, How to Read a Dress will give you some insights into the language of dress. NPR
