
How to Read Fashion: a crash course in understanding styles - How to Read (Paperback)
Fiona Ffoulkes (author)
£14.99
Paperback
256 Pages /
Published: 14/06/2018
- 5+ in stock
Fashion is all around us, and few of us are unaffected by it; yet, how many people know the origins of the little black dress, bowler hat or ladies trouser suit? How many people can pin down the famous brand of leather jacket Marlon Brando wore in The Wild One, or why the Chanel bag is known as the 2:55 bag?
How to Read Fashion identifies the main fashion trends of the past 200 years and shows how they relate to contemporary styles. From Neo-Classical to Gothic, Empire to Punk, Military and Designer Branding, the defining characteristics of each 'look' are explained and chapters on techniques and materials give additional technical grounding.
The book then shows how all of these are applied in the world of men's and women's fashions, including formal, casual and leisure wear, as well as accessories, jewellery, hair styles and make-up. Both dip-in reference and stylish resource, How to Read Fashion will equip you with the visual vocabulary to understand, investigate and interpret styles.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781912217632
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 390 g
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Fashion is all around us but many people don't know the origins of classic pieces...Help is at hand from a new book, How to Read Fashion, which gives a crash course in understanding styles. * Glasgow Sunday Mail *
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