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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... underneath, and increased in number towards the end of the second decade. For some years the waist remained high, as high as it had been during the most neoclassical days of the Empire, but the multiplication of petticoats made this an ...
... underneath, and increased in number towards the end of the second decade. For some years the waist remained high, as high as it had been during the most neoclassical days of the Empire, but the multiplication of petticoats made this an ...
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... underneath, and it sloped away at the wrist in the shape of a leg of mutton. This was the origin of the manches à gigot, so typical of the next decade. The transparent net of this sleeve in its earliest manifestation shows a curious ...
... underneath, and it sloped away at the wrist in the shape of a leg of mutton. This was the origin of the manches à gigot, so typical of the next decade. The transparent net of this sleeve in its earliest manifestation shows a curious ...
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... underneath them. Among fashionable ladies there was an enormous consumption of belladonna, a drug which dilated the pupils of the eyes and gave them a wild, fixed appearance. There was a rage for the Spanish type, blackhaired and green ...
... underneath them. Among fashionable ladies there was an enormous consumption of belladonna, a drug which dilated the pupils of the eyes and gave them a wild, fixed appearance. There was a rage for the Spanish type, blackhaired and green ...
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... underneath the sleeve, which itself grows shorter to accommodate it. At first it is still gathered in at the wrist, but later becomes open and bellshaped. The corsage is severe and moulded to the figure. Except in evening dress it comes ...
... underneath the sleeve, which itself grows shorter to accommodate it. At first it is still gathered in at the wrist, but later becomes open and bellshaped. The corsage is severe and moulded to the figure. Except in evening dress it comes ...
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... appearance of the rider. A plain white collar of fine lawn was recommended to be worn with the habit, with deep lawn cuffs underneath the sleeves and gauntlet gloves of thick leather. It will be seen from this description that.
... appearance of the rider. A plain white collar of fine lawn was recommended to be worn with the habit, with deep lawn cuffs underneath the sleeves and gauntlet gloves of thick leather. It will be seen from this description that.
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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