Swing Style: Fashions of the 1930s-1950s

Whether you're a collector, fashion historian, costume designer, or dancer, you'll delight in this story of vintage clothing that swings to the beat of a blue note or eight—to—the—bar. Come on a pictorial tour of groovy threads from the 1930s through the 1950s. Jump into the mid—1930s, when swing was launched as a national dance fad, with jewel—tone satins and sunny printed cottons. Dozens of original color photos share top billing with hundreds of vintage ads and sketches. This lively book...