Costume and Fashion: A Concise History (World of Art) - Softcover

Laver, James; De LA Haye, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500202664 ISBN 13: 9780500202661

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 1995

Synopsis

From the invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the birth of grunge in the 1990s; from the neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today - this is a guide to the landmarks of costume history and to the forms and materials used through the ages. Also featured are the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. This is a revised edition of Laver's study. It includes a new final chapter by Amy de la Haye, Assistant Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in which she chronicles the trends and developments in fashion from 1940 to the 1990s, with a special emphasis on international design and designers. A new selection of illustrations for this section is included.

About this title

About the Author:

The late James Laver was Keeper of the Departments of Prints and Drawings and of Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1938 until 1959.

Review:

“A standard reference for anyone interested in the history of style and clothes.”
- Art & Antiques

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0500202664
• ISBN 13: 9780500202661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296