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Why'd they wear that? : fashion as the mirror of history / Sarah Albee ; foreword by Timothy Gunn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2015.Description: 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1426319193
  • 1426319207
  • 9781426319198
  • 9781426319204
Other title:
  • Why did they wear that?
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 391.009 A328 Available 33111008196194
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 391.009 A328 Available 33111008036200
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Move over Project Runway.Get ready to chuckle your way through centuries of fashion dos and don'ts! In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will 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.

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.

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