Fashions & Accessories: 1840-1980

by Geoffrey Warren

Book Overview

There is an old English saying: "Manners maketh man." One can also claim that "accessories maketh clothes." This new book sets out to demonstrate the variety and beauty of fashion accessories during the hundred-year period beginning in 1840. Fashion has always reflected the social, sexual, and economic spirit of its age. Clothing and accessories also express the status, aspirations, and wealth of the wearer. Most books on fashion tend to divide clothing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764303090
• ISBN13: 9780764303098
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.9" x 8.4"