The Culture Of Fashion: A New History Of Fashionable Dress

This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society.

• | By (Author): Christopher Breward
• | Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture
• | Publisher: Manchester University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 02, 1995
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0719041252
• | ISBN-13: 9780719041259