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First published in 1960, A Dictionary of English Costume was monumental in scope, providing a comprehensive catalogue of fashion terms from 900 to 1900. The Dictionary of Fashion History completely updates this landmark work to bring it up to the present day.

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ISBN-13:	9781847887382
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	811 KB

About the Author

Valerie Cumming is currently Editor of Costume: The Jourbanal of the Costume Society. She is a former Chairman of The Costume Society (2004-2009) and has worked with museums for many years as a curator, administrator and trustee.

Introduction
Acknowledgements
Image Credits
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
DICTIONARY
Bibliography
List of Sources

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"Nearly forty years on [...] the volume reappears as The Dictionary of Fashion History, skilfully enlarged and re-edited by Valerie Cumming. Given fresh life and thorough coverage from 1900 through the present day, the new dictionary is once again ready to prove itself a trustworthy guide and companion to all those interested in the absorbing study of clothing." - Review of the first edition, Ann Saunders, Editor of Costume 1967-2007

"A welcome, needed update of an early landmark dictionary on dress; a must have for all who care about the A to Z of fashion." - Review of the first edition, Joanne B. Eicher, Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota

"Concise yet detailed, academic, and fabulous, it is truly a dictionary. The Dictionary of Fashion History is an essential purchase for any library serving patrons with an interest in fashion, clothing, art, history, theater, anthropology, or nearly any area of the social sciences." - Review of the first edition, Library Jourbanal

"This new edition brings The Dictionary of Fashion History completely up date, immersing it within today's material culture approaches to fashion history. Above all, this edition is gloriously enhanced by Valerie Cumming's admirable choice of color images of precious surviving garments and accessories." - Lou Taylor, Brighton University, UK

"Comprehensive in range, well-illustrated in color, with helpful glossaries and a useful list of sources, this handy compendium is essential for the specialist and of interest to the general reader. An impressive achievement." - Aileen Ribeiro, The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK.

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Nearly forty years on and now hard to find save in reference libraries, the volume reappears as The Dictionary of Fashion History, skillfully enlarged and re-edited by Valerie Cumming, formerly Deputy Director of the Museum of London. Given fresh life and thorough coverage from 1900 through the present day, the new dictionary is once again ready to prove itself a trustworthy guide and companion to all those interested in the absorbing study of clothing.

Editor of Costume 1967-2007 Ann Saunders

A welcome, needed update of an early landmark dictionary on dress; a must have for all who care about the A to Z of fashion.

Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Min Joanne B. Eicher

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