Fashions of a Decade: The 1950s

by Patricia Baker

Book Overview

Clothing has been a consistent recorder of history through the years, documenting the heights of fashion as it threaded its way through post-war society. ""Fashions of a Decade: The 1950s"" traces... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081606721X
• ISBN13: 9780816067213
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Awesome.

I like the whole series of Fashion of decades-lots of pictures and informations not only about fashion, but society in general. Great addition to home library.

Oh, WHY did I ever clean out my closet?

From the vantage point of a historian, I value this book as a lavishly illustrated and researched book about the clothing of an era, and how that clothing reflected the intense cultural changes of the 1960s. The outstanding representation of the society of the decade with photographs, drawings, album covers, movie posters and art brought the text to life. As a Baby Boomer, I saw this book as a nostalgic glance at my school days -- virtually a yearbook for graduates of the Mods, Rockers and Hippie school of fashion. Fashions of a Decade: The 1960s is highly recommended for the history student, fashion student, or anyone looking for an authentic look into the heart of an era. Brava!

Great Book!

I really enjoyed this book. Its an interesting read about the effect of WWII on world fashion and also a helpful resorce guide to fashion and trends of the era. I must for any vintage clothing collector or swing kid!

An excellent and outstanding source of concise information

I borrowed this book along with the other volumes (1940 to 1970 )from my library. This was exactly what I need for my assignment of different body types and the power of non verbal communication. It was very interesting and would recommend buying. This book was outstanding!

Good for adults too!

I thought this book was well written, even if it is supposedly for kids. It was full of information, pictures, and interesting trivia. As a free-lance writer and researcher of the Twenties, it's a good book to have in one's personal library!