Costumes and Styles: The Evolution of Fashion from Early Egypt to the Present
by Henny Harald Hansen
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A pictorial and textual chronology of the evolution of fashion from ancient Egypt to the present day.Tags
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Gives a fair overview on how fashion have changed, but with little information. My first costume book, though, and as such close to my heart. The pictures all taken from art- later fashion plates, of the time, which gives you a view of ideal as well.
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- Canonical title
- Costumes and Styles: The Evolution of Fashion from Early Egypt to the Present
- Original title
- Klædedragtens kavalkade
- Original language
- Danish
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Art & Design, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 391.009 — Society, Government, and Culture Customs, etiquette & folklore Costume and personal appearance Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography
- LCC
- GT510 .H33 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Manners and customs (General) Manners and customs (General) Costume. Dress. Fashion
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- (3.28)
- Languages
- 7 — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 11
