Vanity Rules: History of Amer

by Thomas Hoobler and Dorothy Hoobler

Book Overview

Colonial settlers arrived in America with their own notions of what constituted the beauty ideal. For more than a century they continued to follow European fashion and beauty styles but eventually selected a path that was as American as apple pie. Societal and economic changes often brought about fashion and cosmetic innovations and in this book those larger concerns are woven in with a delightfully readable history of the changes in the beauty ideal...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761312587
• ISBN13: 9780761312581
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Picture Worse

This idea of a book has the common idea of filling pages with fasion of the past. The thing I liked most about the book is how detailed the semi-small text was about the history. The only problem was the pictures. Some illistrations were in color, but the photos were in black and white. The pictures gave me part of the picture, but color would have been much better. A great book for fashion followers around middle school and above ages.

A lot Of Fun!

I love fashion history,so I checked this book out of the library and I wasn't disappointed;in fact I was pleasantly surprised! This book has facts that are really interesting and obscure and it covers each fashion era very well. Although it's billed for younger readers, Anyone whose interested in clothes should enjoy it..!