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Мода від 1900 року

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Що сформувало сучасну моду? Як вона змінювалася від початку ХХ століття до сьогодні? Ця книга пропонує захопливу подорож історією стилю — від модних революцій 1900-х років до актуальних тенденцій нового тисячоліття. Через ключові зміни силуетів, матеріалів і естетики вона показує, як мода реагувала на війни, соціальні зрушення, технологічний прогрес та культурні трансформації.

Спираючись на роботи найвпливовіших дизайнерів і знакові модні рухи, видання розкриває моду як відображення часу й способу мислення. Тут мода постає не лише як одяг, а як мова, що розповідає про суспільство, ідентичність і свободу самовираження. Видання містить 315 яскравих ілюстрацій і корисний довідковий розділ з бібліографією.

«Мода від 1900 року (Світ мистецтва)» авторок Емі де ла Хей та Валері Д. Мендес - це продовження серії книг "Світ мистецтва".

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

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Valerie D. Mendes

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Valerie D. Mendes, formerly head of Fashion and Textiles at the V&A, is a freelance fashion and textiles historian.

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September 15, 2018
Excellent combination of informative and readable and I especially appreciated the rich and carefully chosen selection of illustrations.
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May 6, 2014
It likely goes without saying, but this is a history of Western fashion, we get a soupçon of Japanese around the 1980s and page or two of other areas in the 2000s.

It's a good general overview of European/American styles and trends and how they were effected by current events.

The author injects a bit of her own opinion, especially when it comes to trends she likes, which is fine, but I could do with either more, filling the pages with anecdotes; or less, just the facts, ma'am. The in between leaves me with some questions about how factual the writing really is. Not a big problem though, I'm not writing any research papers today.
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October 30, 2024
As silly as this sounds, I very much enjoyed the pictures. I stopped reading after the 60s, I think, which is probably less a reflection of the book or its quality than a statement about my own taste. Genuinely think it's very interesting and worth a read. Surely it's not exahustive, but a good introduction, as far as my non-expert opinion means anything.
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January 22, 2020
Assigned by dear Elizabeth Morano in class, at first discarded begrudgingly, this book became my fashion history bible as my love for the field grew. My copy is well-loved but the beautiful, sturdy print will hold on for decades to come.
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May 19, 2021
I had to read this for a History of Fashion course, and while it does contain interesting information, it is nearly completely Eurocentric with a small mention of a few Japanese designers. It would be more interesting to touch more upon fashion globalization.
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July 5, 2023
Thorough exploration of 20th and 21st fashion. excellent books for research with good illustrations.
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February 12, 2014
A captivating book on the trends of fashion in the 20th century. I loved the flow of the pages and chapters, and especially how well the authors blended one trend to the next in chronological order. They mention everything that could have influenced a certain trend from politics to weather and from music and art to customs. BUT my favourite favourite (yes, I repeat) was the fact that they mentioned past trends when referencing a newer one. It was really helpful to have this book around, which fits right in most of my purses, as a fashion student. The fact that I could easily write paragraphs about where the 70s originated their affinity for stars and glamour (the 1930s glamour!) only gave me extra points on my tests.
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September 21, 2022
A really good, easy-to-follow overview of the radical evolution of fashion trends throughout the 20th century. I found the parts encompassing the ‘40s to the ‘70s particularly interesting and learned a lot of fascinating facts I hadn’t considered before about the reasons behind certain trends. Despite only having a foundational knowledge of fashion terminology, I was able to follow this book without too much difficulty and overall, I felt that this was a pretty well-rounded, accessible overview.
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May 13, 2012
putting this one on hold while i embark on a slightly crazy project based on e.h. gombrich's the story of art, which i'm using as an excuse to take myself chronologically through the story of everything (i.e. not just art but also philosophy, science, literature, music, etc), starting with prehistoric times. will come back to this when i get to the 1900s!
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April 13, 2014
Fantastic book covering a wide range of costume at designer and high street level. It has enough detail to be interesting but not so in depth that the joy is sucked out. Well illustrated too. A keeper.
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July 27, 2022
Much more realistic than Linda Watson’s 100 Years Of Fashion, as it doesn’t divide into decades because reality isn’t that neat and ordered, but rather by movements. Also, it isn’t limited to presenting everything from Vogue’s eyes like the other one. Really informative.
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September 29, 2023
My new favorite non-fiction read! I don’t think I’ve ever been as interested to learn about history than while reading this. Learning about designers I admire and want to know more about was a really fun experience.
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June 25, 2010
I use this as a text for the second half of my Fashion History class
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March 24, 2018
claro, concreto, fluido: es un buen punto de partida, sin ser exhaustivo brinda un panorama muy completo, interesante y accesible
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5 reviews
March 17, 2019
A book about the history of Fashion mainly focused on Hight Fashion. It has very good imagery. For a General and comprehensive guide, it is a very good choise
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October 25, 2025
great rundown of fashion through the 20th century, appropriately categorising by movements and subcultures rather than simply decade-by-decade. a comprehensive and enjoyable overview.
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February 25, 2019
I thought this was a good book for information about fashion right now, and in the past. I read this book for a Social Studies project I am doing in class and I used this book for notes on my topic : Fashion over the decades. I gave this book a 7 out of 10 because I wasn't reading it for fun, and it was really long. I recommend this book to people who have time to read a large book, and to people who love fashion.
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