Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe [4 volumes]
This unique four-volume encyclopedia examines the historical significance of fashion trends, revealing the social and cultural connections of clothing from the precolonial times to the present day.

This sweeping overview of fashion and apparel covers several centuries of American history as seen through the lens of the clothes we wear—from the Native American moccasin to Manolo Blahnik's contribution to stiletto heels. Through four detailed volumes, this work delves into what people wore in various periods in our country's past and why—from hand-crafted family garments in the 1600s, to the rough clothing of slaves, to the sophisticated textile designs of the 21st century.

More than 100 fashion experts and clothing historians pay tribute to the most notable garments, accessories, and people comprising design and fashion. The four volumes contain more than 800 alphabetical entries, with each volume representing a different era. Content includes fascinating information such as that beginning in 1619 through 1654, every man in Virginia was required to plant a number of mulberry trees to support the silk industry in England; what is known about the clothing of enslaved African Americans; and that there were regulations placed on clothing design during World War II. The set also includes color inserts that better communicate the visual impact of clothing and fashion across eras.
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Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe [4 volumes]
This unique four-volume encyclopedia examines the historical significance of fashion trends, revealing the social and cultural connections of clothing from the precolonial times to the present day.

This sweeping overview of fashion and apparel covers several centuries of American history as seen through the lens of the clothes we wear—from the Native American moccasin to Manolo Blahnik's contribution to stiletto heels. Through four detailed volumes, this work delves into what people wore in various periods in our country's past and why—from hand-crafted family garments in the 1600s, to the rough clothing of slaves, to the sophisticated textile designs of the 21st century.

More than 100 fashion experts and clothing historians pay tribute to the most notable garments, accessories, and people comprising design and fashion. The four volumes contain more than 800 alphabetical entries, with each volume representing a different era. Content includes fascinating information such as that beginning in 1619 through 1654, every man in Virginia was required to plant a number of mulberry trees to support the silk industry in England; what is known about the clothing of enslaved African Americans; and that there were regulations placed on clothing design during World War II. The set also includes color inserts that better communicate the visual impact of clothing and fashion across eras.
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Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe [4 volumes]

Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe [4 volumes]

Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe [4 volumes]

Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe [4 volumes]

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This unique four-volume encyclopedia examines the historical significance of fashion trends, revealing the social and cultural connections of clothing from the precolonial times to the present day.

This sweeping overview of fashion and apparel covers several centuries of American history as seen through the lens of the clothes we wear—from the Native American moccasin to Manolo Blahnik's contribution to stiletto heels. Through four detailed volumes, this work delves into what people wore in various periods in our country's past and why—from hand-crafted family garments in the 1600s, to the rough clothing of slaves, to the sophisticated textile designs of the 21st century.

More than 100 fashion experts and clothing historians pay tribute to the most notable garments, accessories, and people comprising design and fashion. The four volumes contain more than 800 alphabetical entries, with each volume representing a different era. Content includes fascinating information such as that beginning in 1619 through 1654, every man in Virginia was required to plant a number of mulberry trees to support the silk industry in England; what is known about the clothing of enslaved African Americans; and that there were regulations placed on clothing design during World War II. The set also includes color inserts that better communicate the visual impact of clothing and fashion across eras.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216062158
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 11/23/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 1976
File size: 35 MB
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Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

José Blanco F., PhD, is associate professor in the department of apparel merchandising and design at Dominican University in River Forest, IL.

Mary D. Doering is an independent scholar, collector, and guest curator who serves as adjunct faculty for the Smithsonian-George Mason University Masters Program in the History of Decorative Arts.

Patricia Hunt-Hurst, PhD, is department head and associate professor in the department of textiles, merchandising, and interiors at the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia.

Heather Vaughan Lee works with the curatorial departments at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and the Turtle Bay Exploration Park in California. Formerly, she was president of the western region of the Costume Society of America.
José Blanco F. is Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA. He is editor of The Meanings of Dress, 5th edition, and has contributed chapters in edited volumes including The Fashion Reader, The Handbook of Masculinity Studies, The Fashion Business Reader, and Transglobal Fashion Narratives. He has published essays in journals including Fashion Theory, Fashion, Style and Popular Culture, Critical Studies in Men's Fashion, Dress, and The Journal of Popular Culture.
Heather Vaughan Lee is a historian, author, lecturer, and museum consultant who has worked in the intersecting fields of clothing and history for the last 15 years.

Table of Contents

Alphabetic List of Entries, Volume 4
Guide to Entries by Time Periods, Volume 4
Preface
Chronology, 1946–2014

Historical Overview, 1946–Present
Entries A–Z

Glossary
Bibliography
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
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