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Fashion Sourcebooks: The 1980s
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Fashion Sourcebooks: The 1980s
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Peacock
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| Series | Fashion Sourcebooks |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:64 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 239,Width 168 |
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| Category/Genre | Drawing and drawings
Fashion design and theory |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780500280768
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| Classifications | Dewey:391.009048 |
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| Illustrations |
317 Halftones, duotone
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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| Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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| Publication Date |
28 September 1998 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Fashion in the 1980s tended towards the functional and the formal. The typical 'power dressed' woman of the period wore her shoulders wide, her skirts short and her heels high, while the colourful and relaxed men's fashions of the 1970s gave way to more conventional dressing. The year-by-year format allows these changes to be shown in fascinating detail. Day Wear, Evening War, Sports and Leisure Wear, Accessories, Underwear and Wedding Wear are included, and complete descriptions of each garment accompany the drawings, itemizing colour, cut, necklines, lapels, sleeves, pockets, fastenings, buttons, belts, etc. The reference section includes a chart summarizing at a glance the evolution of fashion and garment-shapes, as well as biographies of outstanding 1970s designers and a bibliography.
Author Biography
John Peacock has worked as a fashion and costume designer and lecturer in fashion history. He was for several years senior costume designer for BBC Television, and is the author of many books on costume.
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