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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... began his intensive study for a quite specialized and professional purpose—that of checking the dates of pictures by reference to changes in fashion. In order to do this he attempted to construct a portfolio of dated fashions, one for ...
... began his intensive study for a quite specialized and professional purpose—that of checking the dates of pictures by reference to changes in fashion. In order to do this he attempted to construct a portfolio of dated fashions, one for ...
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... began to adopt the costume of the ancient world when the ideals of Republican virtue had been abandoned for the frank pursuit of pleasure. The frivolity which the Republicans thought they had extinguished for ever with the blood of ...
... began to adopt the costume of the ancient world when the ideals of Republican virtue had been abandoned for the frank pursuit of pleasure. The frivolity which the Republicans thought they had extinguished for ever with the blood of ...
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... began to cultivate an interesting pallor. At first women wore very little jewellery of any kind, but the successes of Napoleon in Italy introduced a fashion for antique cameos. This, however, was after all part of the general ...
... began to cultivate an interesting pallor. At first women wore very little jewellery of any kind, but the successes of Napoleon in Italy introduced a fashion for antique cameos. This, however, was after all part of the general ...
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... began to make their appearance as female headdresses, and lasted, as was natural enough, well into the Romantic period. The Oriental enthusiasm also brought in a vogue for shawls. Napoleon's ships had brought back with them from Egypt a ...
... began to make their appearance as female headdresses, and lasted, as was natural enough, well into the Romantic period. The Oriental enthusiasm also brought in a vogue for shawls. Napoleon's ships had brought back with them from Egypt a ...
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... began to make up for the shortness of their sleeves by wearing long white gloves, a custom which persisted well into the twentieth century and is still de rigueur in Court circles. Indeed, it is interesting to reflect that the ...
... began to make up for the shortness of their sleeves by wearing long white gloves, a custom which persisted well into the twentieth century and is still de rigueur in Court circles. Indeed, it is interesting to reflect that 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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