Reviews for Costume+fashion:concise Hist.

The average rating for Costume+fashion:concise Hist. based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-09 00:00:00 Omed Ahim This is perfectly fine as far as it goes - you can't cover the history of fashion in great depth in under 300 pages. This edition ends with the early 1980s, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. The ancient world is briefly covered, and then France and Britain get the bulk of attention from the medieval era to the mid-20th century, when finally American fashion makes an appearance as European haute couture begins to die out, and wartime restrictions in Europe allow American manufacturing and design to rise in stature. Of course, upper class fashions are given the bulk of the attention. For much of history, "lower class fashion" would have been an oxymoron - or, at least, the historical record of the outfits of the hoi polloi is not as complete. The paper is glossy and there are lots of black and white and color plates.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-05-01 00:00:00 Marcella Reese Chapter one:says, " how it all began." It's mostly by draping something over your naked body. Whether it be an animal skin or a woven grouping of leaves, that's how it all started. Men and women kept warm and or modestly covered in basic ways. When the threads were woven into cloth, the Greeks and Romans draped cloth, then the needle was invented and seams were the way to go. Belts became the rage, and fashion exploded from that point on. One can only wonder at the invention of pants, plantations, sleeves, laces, and boots. As the centuries marched on fashion changed at a " glacial pace" until the invention of the sewing machine.. At that point fashion actually became a business,and trends started changing at a rate that seemed to multiply exponentially.. This book leads us through the ages with illustrations, drawings, paintings and photos, through jerkins and breeches, doublets and waistcoats, morning dresses , riding costumes, bustles, hobble skirts, zoot suits, miniskirts, and all the way up to grunge. When clothing became easily manufactured, change was by the decade, then by 5 year leaps, then yearly, the by the month, then season by season,led by designers that told us what we should wear( think " The Devil Wears Prada") now it's by whomever is popular, or famous. But is that really fashion or is that just a fad, a costume? You be the judge.