1930s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook
$40.49
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2021
Summary
From the turbulence of the 1930s emerged the Golden Age of Glamour.
Framed by two world-changing events the economic crash of 1929 and the outbreak of the Second World War the 1930s saw new looks emerge and thrive, despite economic and social uncertainty.
This was the decade of the bias cut, the statement shoulder, the puff sleeve, the tea dress, the fur shrug and the floor-length evening gown. It was also the era that saw Hollywood challenge Paris’s fashion crown and its star…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787398894 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787398897 |
| Author: | Charlotte Fiell, Emmanuelle Dirix |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Welbeck |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.60kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 194mm x 46mm |
About The Author
Charlotte Fiell
Charlotte Fiell is a leading design historian who has written numerous bestselling books on all aspects of design. She studied at the British Institute in Florence, Camberwell College of Arts in London, and later trained at Sotheby’s Institute, also in London.
Emmanuelle Dirix is a highly regarded fashion historian and curator. She lectures on Critical and Historical studies at Winchester School of Art, Central Saint Martins, the Royal College of Art and the Antwerp Fashion Academy. She regularly contributes to exhibition catalogues and academic volumes. Recent projects include the exhibition and book Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion, 1920s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook and 1930s Fashion: the Definitive Sourcebook.
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