In an Influential Fashion: An Encyclopedia of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Fashion Designers and Retailers Who Transformed Dress

by Natalie Swindell, Ann T. Kellogg, Amy T. Peterson, et al.

Book Overview

In an Influential Fashion profiles 164 fashion designers and retailers from many countries who have had the most impact on American dress and culture from the late 19th century to the year 2000. Each entry introduces a fashion personality or retailer whose influence on the industry reflected societal, political, and/or economic change. The commercial side of fashion, neglected in most fashion encyclopedias, is explored here, with details...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313312206
• ISBN13: 9780313312205
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Will delight collections solid in fashion history and design

In An Influential Fashion isn't for your casual home or art library collection, but will delight collections solid in fashion history and design. Over a hundred sixty fashion designers and retailers from many countries are profiled in entries that cover the personality's lasting influence on the industry. Commercial fashion, licensing agreements, and marketing are all explored in an exciting survey.