Bus Stop and the Influence of the 70s on Fashion Today

A look at the iconic 1970s fashion chain and the influence the designsof the 1970s have on fashion today. Bus Stop was one of the key fashionstores of the 1970s. In this book, Lee Bender, the founder of Bus Stop,looks at how the shops and their distinctive fashion designs developedand how fashion today is influenced by this era of design. The resultis a book that will appeal not only to people interested in thefashions of the 1970s, but also to current students interested indeveloping their own lines and working with vintage designs.

List of contents

Bus Stop

Life and Fashion Before Bus Stop

How Bus Stop Started

Kensington Store

Teamwork

Colour and Jersey Fabric

Colour and Experimentation

Ethnic Clothes

Fair Isle Knits

Beachwear

The Vintage Look

The World of Tartan

Tea Dresses

'Op Art'

Real Fur is Dead

Glam Rock

The Military Look

Black and White Checks

Jumpsuits

Bus Stop and Joan Collins

Bus Stop Accessories and Jewellery

Bus Stop's Expansion

Going International

Bus Stop 1969-2009

Report

Full of fabulous pictures and illustrations ... It is a vintage girl's dream. Lynne McCrossan Edinburgh Evening News

Product details

• Authors: Lee Bender, Bender Lee
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9781408111420
• ISBN: 978-1-4081-1142-0
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), DESIGN / Textile & Costume, History of Art, History of fashion, Fashion and textile design, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980