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Fashion : the definitive history of costume and style / [produced in association with the Smithsonian ; Smithsonain consultant, Susan Brown].

Brown, Susan. (Added Author). DK Publishing, Inc. (Added Author). Smithsonian Institution. (Added Author).
  • Description: 480 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
  • Edition: 1st American ed.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing,
  • ISBN: 9780756698355
  • ISBN: 0756698359

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  • 0 copies at Middlesex Community College.

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Library Location Call Number Status Due Date
Middlesex - Bedford Campus Stacks GT511 .F365 2012 (Text to phone) Checked out 06/08/2013

Contents: The Ancient world -- Medieval romance and trade -- Renaissance splendor -- Baroque and rococo -- From revolution to frivolity -- La belle epoque and the jazz age -- From glamour to utility -- Optimism and youth -- Swinging sixties to glam rock -- The designer decades.
Summary: "From simple to sophisticated, elegant to excessive, what we wear says who we are. "Fashion" is the ultimate visual guide to everything ever worn. From the extravagance of Ancient Egypt, through the legendary fashion houses of Chanel and Dior, to the latest cutting-edge labels, this gorgeous collection of costume and dress shows how fashion reflects people and places, and captures the times in which they lived."--p.[4] of cover.
Notes: Statements of responsibility from back dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes index.

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Subject: Fashion > History.
Clothing and dress > History.

Added title: At head of title:DK fashion
Added title: At head of title on cover:DK Smithsonian fashion

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