Costume and Fashion: A Concise History
Author(s): James Laver
From the invention of the needle 40,000 years ago to the biggest names in fashion today, this is a classic guide to the landmarks of costume history and to the forms and materials used through the ages. Also included are the underlying motives of fashion and the ways clothes can express identity.
Product Information
'A pleasure to look at and a pleasure to read' - The Guardian 'Comprehensive and very well informed' - Creative Voice
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. Amy de la Haye is Senior Research Fellow at the London College of Fashion. Andrew Tucker is a fashion writer and author of The London Fashion Book, also published by Thames & Hudson.
General Fields
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- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : 0.63
- : 19 August 2002
- : 210mm X 150mm X 25mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : James Laver
- : Paperback
- : 4th Revised edition
- : 391.009
- : 304
- : 343 illustrations, 79 in colour
