20th-Century Fashion. 100 Years of Apparel Ads (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)

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The 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering for the wealthy elite into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has even left the catwalk.

Along the way, the signature silhouettes of each era evolved beyond recognition. For women, House of Worth crinolines gave way to Vionnet’s bias-cut gowns, Dior’s New Look to Quant’s Chelsea Look, Halston’s white suit to Frankie B.’s low-rise jeans. In menswear, ready-made suits signaled the demise of bespoke tailoring, long before Hawaiian shirts or skinny jeans entered the game.

20th-Century Fashion offers a retrospective of the last hundred years of style via 400 fashion advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection. The images trace not only the changing trends but also the evolution in their marketing and audience, as fashion was adopted into popular culture and the mass market, decade by decade. An in-depth introduction and illustrated timeline detail the style-makers and trendsetters, and how historic events, design houses, retailers, films, magazines, and celebrities shaped the way we dressed—then and now.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ TASCHEN
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 4, 2016
Edition ‏ : ‎ Multilingual
Language ‏ : ‎ Multilingual
Print length ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3836522799
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836522793
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.88 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.94 x 1.65 x 7.68 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #125,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #48 in Fashion Photography (Books) #110 in Fashion History #222 in Fashion Design
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