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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... worn by the sitter is the fashionable mode of the year in which the picture was painted. Older people, especially at the beginning of the nineteenth century, are sometimes ten to fifteen years out of date. With younger people we are on ...
... worn by the sitter is the fashionable mode of the year in which the picture was painted. Older people, especially at the beginning of the nineteenth century, are sometimes ten to fifteen years out of date. With younger people we are on ...
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... worn almost universally throughout Europe. It was the mark of civilized life. Female costume shows considerably greater variation, but the main features are very much the same throughout the period. Even when it is not supported by ...
... worn almost universally throughout Europe. It was the mark of civilized life. Female costume shows considerably greater variation, but the main features are very much the same throughout the period. Even when it is not supported by ...
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... worn at Court or at select private assemblies: it was something to be worn in the most public manner possible. All the checks which Court etiquette or mere good taste imposed were suddenly removed, and therefore the natural tendency of ...
... worn at Court or at select private assemblies: it was something to be worn in the most public manner possible. All the checks which Court etiquette or mere good taste imposed were suddenly removed, and therefore the natural tendency of ...
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... worn by the male sex before it settled down for a century into its modified version of English country clothes. The Incroyable wore the same kind of clothes as his neighbours, but with the difference of lighter materials and more ...
... worn by the male sex before it settled down for a century into its modified version of English country clothes. The Incroyable wore the same kind of clothes as his neighbours, but with the difference of lighter materials and more ...
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... worn with their ends floating in the wind or crossed over the breast. They were, however, not the only means of protection against the inclemencies of a northern climate: jackets of various kinds became the mode, especially the socalled ...
... worn with their ends floating in the wind or crossed over the breast. They were, however, not the only means of protection against the inclemencies of a northern climate: jackets of various kinds became the mode, especially the socalled ...
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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