num_pages: 264
description: The most comprehensive and detailed history available of women's fashion in the modern era.From the styles of the early 1900s to those of the twenty-first century John Peacock charts the development of women's fashion in all its aspects: couture wear leisure wear day wear evening wear bridal wear underwear and accessories. Fashion's greatest designers and designs are all here: from Worth's visiting dress Chanel's suits Balenciaga's classic gowns Dior's New Look and Mary Quant's mini-dresses to recent designs from the collections of Calvin Klein Dolce &amp; Gabbana Gucci and others.Photography could never capture so faithfully the dazzling variety of these designs. Indeed many that predate the advent of color photography have never been shown in their original colors. John Peacock's wide-ranging research using paintings photographs and the garments themselves has allowed him to reproduce in meticulous detail lines shapes weaves patterns and colors. Arranged by decade the drawings are accompanied by complete descriptions of each garment and accessory including the fabric cut and pattern.In this revised edition of Peacock's standard book 155 new drawings have been added together with detailed descriptions. The updated reference section includes a time chart summarizing the development of fashion biographies of couturiers and designers and a bibliography. 1250 color illustrations.
language: English
title: Fashion Since 1900: The Complete Sourcebook
publisher: Thames & Hudson