Why'd they wear that? : fashion as the mirror of history /
Albee, Sarah,
Why'd they wear that? : fashion as the mirror of history / Why did they wear that? Sarah Albee ; foreword by Timothy Gunn. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2015. - 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.
That's a wrap: the ancient world: 10,000 B.C. -- A.D. 1000 -- Keeping the faith: the middle ages: 1000 -- 1400s -- Going global: the age of exploration: 1400s -- early 1500s -- Ruff & ready: the Renaissance: 1500s -- early 1600s -- Lighten up!: the age of reason: 1600s -- 1700s -- Hats (and heads) off: revolutionary times: mid-1600s -- early 1800s -- Growing pains: marching toward modernity: mid-1700s -- early 1900s -- Labor pains: the industrial revolution: mid-1800s -- early 1900s -- Class dismissed: world at war: the 20th century & beyond -- What can you do? -- Time line.
Learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts, why people wore what they did is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history.
1426319193 1426319207 9781426319198 9781426319204
2015302531
GBB501351 bnb
017001379 Uk
Clothing and dress--History--Juvenile literature.
Fashion--History--Juvenile literature.
Why'd they wear that? : fashion as the mirror of history / Why did they wear that? Sarah Albee ; foreword by Timothy Gunn. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2015. - 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.
That's a wrap: the ancient world: 10,000 B.C. -- A.D. 1000 -- Keeping the faith: the middle ages: 1000 -- 1400s -- Going global: the age of exploration: 1400s -- early 1500s -- Ruff & ready: the Renaissance: 1500s -- early 1600s -- Lighten up!: the age of reason: 1600s -- 1700s -- Hats (and heads) off: revolutionary times: mid-1600s -- early 1800s -- Growing pains: marching toward modernity: mid-1700s -- early 1900s -- Labor pains: the industrial revolution: mid-1800s -- early 1900s -- Class dismissed: world at war: the 20th century & beyond -- What can you do? -- Time line.
Learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts, why people wore what they did is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history.
1426319193 1426319207 9781426319198 9781426319204
2015302531
GBB501351 bnb
017001379 Uk
Clothing and dress--History--Juvenile literature.
Fashion--History--Juvenile literature.