The Worldwide History of Dress

by Patricia Rieff Anawalt

All aspects of dress and accessories are discussed: basic men's and women's clothing, footwear, outerwear, hairstyles, headgear, jewelry, armor, special costumes, garment decoration, and face and body modification. More than one thousand illustrations include both vintage and modern-day photographs of local people in local clothing; color plates of museum-quality artifacts on display or posed on mannequins; historical paintings, miniatures, woodblock prints, and other artworks showing traditional clothing; line drawings illustrating traditional motifs and designs; and more than fifty specially commissioned maps. As well as discovering remarkable examples of actual garments and accessories, Patricia R. Anawalt has unearthed stunning representations of authentic worldwide dress in the form of statues, figurines, busts, stone plaques, monumental carvings, friezes, murals, mosaics, and pottery. Historical backgrounds on each region include descriptions of population, geography, and climate, allowing the reader to understand fully the development of an area's clothing customs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500513635
• ISBN13: 9780500513637
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 7.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 9.5" x 11.3"