A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern by Mary Brooks Picken

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A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern

by Mary Brooks Picken

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0486402940, Paperback)

Fascinating, fact-filled compendium defines over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines to trilbys and vamps, individual terms are assembled alphabetically in groups according to dress parts, fabrics, and other style categories. Enhanced with over 750 clearly detailed illustrations, this comprehensive guide will be welcomed by writers, designers, and historians.

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