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The Whole Story
Fashion The Whole Story /anglais
Paperback. Pub Date :2013-09-16 576 English Thames Hudson This ambitious and fascinating book traces the history of fashion in every part of the world. from Greco-Roman woven-cloth clothing and the silk court dress of the Chinese Tang dynasty to contemporary sportswear designers and Japanese street culture Organized chronologically. the book traces the evolution of fashion period by period and trend by trend. while detailed timelines provide historical and cultural context The Whole Story is indispensable for everyone who loves the line of a superb suit or knows the joy of wearing a great pair of shoes.
576 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2013
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March 21, 2021
A deep and comprehensive look at what humans have worn throughout history, touching upon numerous different countries and cultures. The best part of reading this tome was discovering just how foppish the English have been throughout history, given how much they make fun of French people for that!
November 4, 2024
Sukienki ładne, szkoda tylko, że tłumaczone google translatorem.
February 28, 2020
Foreword, Valerie Steele
p.6 – Is it possible to tell “the whole story” of fashion? “Fashion” is such a complicated concept.
It helps to remember that fashion is also a verb. To fashion something is to make it in a particular way. We fashion our appearance, not only through our choice of clothing, but also with particular hairstyles, body language, and behaviour.
Even if we define “fashion” more narrowly, as the prevailing style of clothing, subject to change (i.e. fashionable dress), it may still be impossible to tell the whole story, because the subject involves such an enormous (and constantly expanding) body of information, involving new designers, new trends, and new ideas. Moreover, scholars cannot agree on when fashion began, and how it might be distinguished from other forms of dress and adornment.
Histories of fashion often begin by surveying the clothing styles of ancient Greece and Rome (from about 500 BCE), although they might, with equal validity, begin with ancient China, Egypt, or India. People in different parts of the world developed different styles of dress and adornment, which usually remained relatively stable over long periods of time. The rise of capitalism in fourteenth-century Europe helped inaugurate a new emphasis on a regular pattern of sartorial change. This is often identified as the “beginning” of fashion. In recent years, however, scholars have emphasized that something like fashion also existed in a number of non-European countries. As early as the seventh century, in Tang-dynasty China, for example, there were already factories producing complex silk fabrics, which were made into a variety of elaborate styles of dress that changed significantly over time, and which differed form the styles of previous and subsequent dynasties.
One of the central characteristics of fashion is change over time. But it is unclear how rapidly, regularly, and extensively change in dress must occur before we can call the phenomenon “fashion.”
p.7 – Because of the history of European capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism, western fashions were eventually introduced around the globe. But styles have also moved in the other direction, and today the fashion system is a global phenomenon.
The Birth of Modern Fashion
p.94 – 1720 – The robe à la française becomes popular among the aristocracy
1753 – The British Museum is founded to house the many antiquities and curiosities collected from around the globe, largely by the scientist Hans Sloane.
1765 – Clive of India gains the lordship of Bengal for the East India Company. It strengthens trade links with India’s producers and controls Indian fabric markets.
1770 – Marie-Antoinette of Austria married Louis XVI of France and became the center of court fashion; Rose Bertin opens her boutique in Paris, attracting royal patronage across Europe
1774 – Bertin is named modiste (dressmaker) of Marie-Antoinette and designs her court and informal dresses
p.6 – Is it possible to tell “the whole story” of fashion? “Fashion” is such a complicated concept.
It helps to remember that fashion is also a verb. To fashion something is to make it in a particular way. We fashion our appearance, not only through our choice of clothing, but also with particular hairstyles, body language, and behaviour.
Even if we define “fashion” more narrowly, as the prevailing style of clothing, subject to change (i.e. fashionable dress), it may still be impossible to tell the whole story, because the subject involves such an enormous (and constantly expanding) body of information, involving new designers, new trends, and new ideas. Moreover, scholars cannot agree on when fashion began, and how it might be distinguished from other forms of dress and adornment.
Histories of fashion often begin by surveying the clothing styles of ancient Greece and Rome (from about 500 BCE), although they might, with equal validity, begin with ancient China, Egypt, or India. People in different parts of the world developed different styles of dress and adornment, which usually remained relatively stable over long periods of time. The rise of capitalism in fourteenth-century Europe helped inaugurate a new emphasis on a regular pattern of sartorial change. This is often identified as the “beginning” of fashion. In recent years, however, scholars have emphasized that something like fashion also existed in a number of non-European countries. As early as the seventh century, in Tang-dynasty China, for example, there were already factories producing complex silk fabrics, which were made into a variety of elaborate styles of dress that changed significantly over time, and which differed form the styles of previous and subsequent dynasties.
One of the central characteristics of fashion is change over time. But it is unclear how rapidly, regularly, and extensively change in dress must occur before we can call the phenomenon “fashion.”
p.7 – Because of the history of European capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism, western fashions were eventually introduced around the globe. But styles have also moved in the other direction, and today the fashion system is a global phenomenon.
The Birth of Modern Fashion
p.94 – 1720 – The robe à la française becomes popular among the aristocracy
1753 – The British Museum is founded to house the many antiquities and curiosities collected from around the globe, largely by the scientist Hans Sloane.
1765 – Clive of India gains the lordship of Bengal for the East India Company. It strengthens trade links with India’s producers and controls Indian fabric markets.
1770 – Marie-Antoinette of Austria married Louis XVI of France and became the center of court fashion; Rose Bertin opens her boutique in Paris, attracting royal patronage across Europe
1774 – Bertin is named modiste (dressmaker) of Marie-Antoinette and designs her court and informal dresses
August 11, 2022
Increíble habla de todo. Lo recomiendo a todos los antes dela moda.
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September 8, 2022That was a fun flick through
May 23, 2016
I didn't know what rating to give this book because it looks gorgeous, and the photos are amazing and I LOVE that it covers clothes from other cultures, but, the main text is in 10 point, which I rather optimistically thought I could manage for my favourite subject, but the captions and the shout out boxes are in 8 point font, which gave me a headache. I tried just looking at the pictures, but kept sucked in to reading just a little bit and BAM, headache again.
I'd love to find a hard back with larger font.
I'd love to find a hard back with larger font.
April 24, 2015
Sublime!!
Un libro básico para entender la historia de la moda
Un libro básico para entender la historia de la moda
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