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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... magazine cuttings, and from other sources. The colour plates are entirely new and have been specially chosen not only for their illustrative value, but for their decorative effect. J. L. II. III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. IX. XI. XII. XIII.
... magazine cuttings, and from other sources. The colour plates are entirely new and have been specially chosen not only for their illustrative value, but for their decorative effect. J. L. II. III. IV. VI. VII. VIII. IX. XI. XII. XIII.
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... effects we have noted, however, were not immediately apparent. Throughout the period of the Revolution up to the death of Robespierre feminine dress followed the lines of the years immediately before the Revolution. There was, indeed ...
... effects we have noted, however, were not immediately apparent. Throughout the period of the Revolution up to the death of Robespierre feminine dress followed the lines of the years immediately before the Revolution. There was, indeed ...
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... effects, and the nineteentwenties have many points of resemblance with the years between 1795 and 1800. In both periods women found themselves suddenly emancipated, and their first action was to cut their hair short and to take off most ...
... effects, and the nineteentwenties have many points of resemblance with the years between 1795 and 1800. In both periods women found themselves suddenly emancipated, and their first action was to cut their hair short and to take off most ...
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... effect both ludicrous and ungraceful. It was inevitable that sooner or later the waist should descend to normal, and this happened at the beginning of the eighteentwenties. The first examples are to be found in fashion plates in 1820 ...
... effect both ludicrous and ungraceful. It was inevitable that sooner or later the waist should descend to normal, and this happened at the beginning of the eighteentwenties. The first examples are to be found in fashion plates in 1820 ...
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... effects are likely to be unfortunate, and many a young Romantic drank himself into an early grave. It is small wonder that there arose among the middle classes a prejudice against strong liquor of any kind. In this, as in so much else ...
... effects are likely to be unfortunate, and many a young Romantic drank himself into an early grave. It is small wonder that there arose among the middle classes a prejudice against strong liquor of any kind. In this, as in so much else ...
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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