The complete history of costume & fashion : from ancient Egypt to the present day / Bronwyn Cosgrave.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Checkmark Books, c2000.Description: 256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:- 0816045747
- 9780816045747
- Complete history of costume and fashion
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the first fashion style of the Egyptians to the emergence of "haute couture in the 20th century
Originally published as: Costume & fashion : a complete history. London : Hamlyn, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255) and index.
Ancient Egyptians : the first fashion style -- Crete : Minoan splendor -- Ancient Greece : classical elegance -- Etruscans : athletic and colorful clothes -- Ancient Rome : Roman extravagance -- Byzantine period : lavish Imperialism -- Middle Ages : medieval Europe -- Renaissance : early Renaissance style -- Baroque period : the age of French dominance -- Eighteenth century : the Rococo -- Nineteenth century : the birth of the dandy -- Twentieth century : the age of diversity.