How To Read Fashion A Crash Course In Understanding Styles
Publisher: New Amsterdam Books
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781408128398
Description: "How to Read Fashion identifies the main fashion trends of the past 200 years and shows how they relate to contemporary styles. From Neo-Classical to Gothic, Empire to Punk, Military, and Designer Branding, the defining characteristics of each 'look' are explained. Chapters on techniques and materials give additional technical grounding. The book then shows how all of these are applied in the world of men's and women's fashions, including formal, casual and leisure wear, as well as accessories, jewellery, hair styles and make-up." [Publisher's statement].