Fashion Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the History, by Alicia Kennedy

By Alicia Kennedy

Style layout, Referenced is a entire advisor in the course of the artwork and of style layout, richly illustrated with over 1,000 images and drawings. in the framework of 4 critical different types, type layout, Referenced examines the various interwoven components that shape the tapestry of style.

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Photo from Keystone, Hulton Archive, Getty Images. Like the Great War before it, World War II strengthened the ready-towear industry. The massive push to provide uniforms for the armed forces drove clothing manufacturers to improve their operations and increase their production capabilities. On the domestic front, as Nazi troops occupied Paris in 1940, North American and British designers were left to define the fashions of the new decade. A r & The System Private collection. Fundamentals 59 The American Look Photo from Keystone, Hulton Archive, Getty Images.

Indd 38 (Text) (Ray) (Fogra 39)Job:10-29436 Title:RP-Fashion Design Referenced #175 Dtp:225 Page:38 10/26/12 1:10 PM 10/26/12 1:00 PM Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Time & Life Pictures, Getty Images. The tailor, whose craft traces back to early medieval linen armorers, specializes in the cutting, construction, fitting, and finishing of men’s garments and certain form-fitting women’s garments (historically, corsets, outerwear, riding habits, and walking suits). Within a tailoring establishment, cutters are second only to the master tailor, who deals directly with the client.

On tour, Bowie’s androgynous persona, in costumes designed by Kansai Yamamoto, gives rise to British Glam, characterized by theatrical make-up, lamé jumpsuits, and glittery platform boots. indd 30 (Text) (Ray) 1973 Diane von Furstenberg introduces her boldly printed jersey knit wrap dress. Easy for day and sexy enough for evening, its many iterations become enormous best sellers, putting her on the cover of Newsweek in 1976. 1974 In August, Beverly Johnson becomes the first African American to appear on the cover of American Vogue; the following year, she lands the cover of French Elle.

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