Taste and Fashion - From the French Revolution to the Present DayRead Books Ltd, 8 ene 2013 - 288 páginas This classic book contains a wealth of information on the taste and fashion trends of England from the French Revolution to the 1940s, and will prove a very interesting read for anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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... became plain also. The Englishman, with his passion for riding, had found the full skirt of the eighteenthcentury coat incommodious. He had cut away the front, and the square slice which he took out of his coat has had the curious ...
... became plain also. The Englishman, with his passion for riding, had found the full skirt of the eighteenthcentury coat incommodious. He had cut away the front, and the square slice which he took out of his coat has had the curious ...
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... became the rage, to such an extent, indeed, that a whole manufacture of imitations of such articles sprang up in the neighbourhood of Paris, and these manufactures were still further stimulated by the war with England, which cut off ...
... became the rage, to such an extent, indeed, that a whole manufacture of imitations of such articles sprang up in the neighbourhood of Paris, and these manufactures were still further stimulated by the war with England, which cut off ...
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... at all. It was a long time before tailors became sufficiently skilful to give a coat revers or a collar. Such things, if they were to keep in place at all, needed a very considerable skill in cutting, and the French, despite all their.
... at all. It was a long time before tailors became sufficiently skilful to give a coat revers or a collar. Such things, if they were to keep in place at all, needed a very considerable skill in cutting, and the French, despite all their.
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... became henceforward one of the marks of the welldressed man. There had been fine clothes before, but the word 'dandy' was an English word, and dandyism was essentially an English thing, the prestige of which extended far beyond the ...
... became henceforward one of the marks of the welldressed man. There had been fine clothes before, but the word 'dandy' was an English word, and dandyism was essentially an English thing, the prestige of which extended far beyond the ...
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... became an idée fixe. While the ruff, or a modification of it, found its place even in evening toilettes, it was naturally more powerful in day dresses, and its influence was strongly reinforced by a new element which entered with the ...
... became an idée fixe. While the ruff, or a modification of it, found its place even in evening toilettes, it was naturally more powerful in day dresses, and its influence was strongly reinforced by a new element which entered with the ...
Índice
BOARDING THE YACHT 1873 | |
WOMAN OF FASHION | |
HAIR AND HATS | |
1895 1908 1920 1928 | |
CORSETS | |
1900 1904 1911 1928 1935 | |
LINGERIE | |
1888 1890 1935 | |
THE THEORY OF DÉCOLLETAGE | |
COLOURS AND MATERIALS | |
THE TWO BUSTLES AND THE ÆSTHETIC MOVEMENT VI THE NEW WOMAN | |
HIGH LIFE OR GARDEN PARTY AND CASINO | |
THE HOLBORN SKATING RINK 1876 | |
PAUL POIRET AND THE RUSSIAN BALLET | |
DECORATIVE UNITY OF AN EPOCH | |
WAR AND POSTWAR | |
TOILETTES DE VISITE PARIS 1911 | |
FURS | |
BATHING COSTUMES AND OTHER SPORTS CLOTHES | |
FASHIONS FOR | |
SOME CONCLUSIONS | |
FASHION AND THE SECOND WORLD | |
INDEX | |
COLOUR AND CARICATURE | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Taste and Fashion: From the French Revolution to the Present Day James Laver Vista de fragmentos - 1945 |
Taste and Fashion: From the French Revolution to the Present Day James Laver Vista de fragmentos - 1945 |
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