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Summary
The pursuit of style has prompted centuries of dramatic change in fashion. From the togas of ancient Rome to the gorgeous gowns of Dior, this lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched treasury examines men's, women's, and children's clothing plus accessories from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook.
Author Biography
The fashion editor of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to 1915, R. Turner Wilcox possessed a depth of knowledge about style, based on research that covered a variety of cultures over centuries. Her remarkable Mode series is a feast for fashion lovers.
Table of Contents
Foreword
1. Egyptian 3000 to 525 b.c.
2. Babylonian and Assyrian 1500 b.c. to 550 b.c.
3. Ancient Greek 1500 b.c. to the 1st Century b.c.
4. Ancient Roman, the 1st Century b.c. to the 5th a.d.
5. Ancient Persian 550 b.c. through the Crusades
6. The Northern Europeans, the 1st Centuries a.d.
7. Byzantine, 4th Century to the Middle Ages
8. Italian Medieval or Gothic
9. French Medieval or Gothic
10. English Medieval or Gothic
11. Flemish and German Medieval or Gothic
12. Italian Renaissance
13. German Puffs and Slashes, the 1st Half of the 16th Century
14. French Renaissance, the Valois, Charles VIII 14831498, Louis XII 14981515
15. French Renaissance, the Valois, François I 15151547, Henri II 15471559
16. French Renaisance, the Valois, Charles IX 15601574, Henri III 15741589
17. The Hispanic-Moresque Period of Spain
18. Spain of the 16th Century
19. Spain of the Velasquez Portraits
20. Renaissance England, the Tudors, Henry VII 14851509, Henry VIII 15091547
21. Renaissance England, Edward VI 15471553, Mary 15531558, Elizabeth 15581603
22. Henri IV and Marie De' Medici 158916101617
23. Louis XIII 16101643
24. England under James I 16031625, Charles I 16251649
25. England under Cromwell, Puritan 16491660
26. Louis XIV, 1st Period 16441661
27. Louis XIV, 2nd Period 16611670
28. Louis XIV, 3rd Period 16701715
29. The English Restoration, Charles II 16601685, James II 16851689
30. Louis XV 17151774
31. Louis XVI Marie Antoinette 1774 to the French Revolution 1789
32. The French Revolution 17891795
33. Directoire 17951799
34. The French Consulate and 1st Empire 17991815
35. The French Restoration, Louis XVIII 18151824, Charles X 18241830
36. English Fashions 17901830
37. Louis-Philippe 18301848
38. French 2nd Republic 18481852, 2nd Empire 18521870
39. Victorian England 18371901
40. French 18701880
41. French 18801890
42. French 18901900
43. Masculine Costume 19001942
44. French 19001910
45. French 19101920
46. French 19201930
47. French 19301942
48. 1947 and The New Look
49. 19481958
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