From the Chanel suit to the Wonderbra, via Jackie Kennedy, Ziggy Stardust and Alexander McQueen, respected fashion journalist and editor Paula Reed explores each of the styles and visionaries that have defined the way we dress. Spanning fifty years - from the 1950s to the 1990s - and accompanied by striking photographs throughout, Fashion Evolution is the definitive story of the style moments that changed the world.
Even though women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond have never looked better, healthier or younger, their fashion needs have changed. Unless women have the body and lifestyle of an 18-year-old, shopping probably isn't much fun anymore. The fashion industry seems to have turned its back on women who are 40 or older, churning out collections that have nothing to do with careers or sophisticated living. Farr shares the results of her extensive analysis of designers and brands - from high-end to budget-conscious - best-suited for women over 40.
Embrace your uniqueness then go from there. Clothes and style are an extension of you.This is the ethos of this book and what the author lives by.This book is for lovers of fashion, history, and culture. It immerses the reader in the fascination of fashion from times gone by, the history of women and style, the beauties of the golden era who became icons and trailblazers for the style of the modern age. It unearths the innovative designers who bring life to fashion and trends and continue to be pioneers in creation. Take this journey as you flip through the pages where fashion over time connects the past and the present, providing a bit of luxury within the pages. This account makes for a wonderful addition to a collection of books on style. One that you can reflect and learn from when understanding just how important the craftsmanship of designing is, how deep in history it goes and the influence it has on culture, even today.
"The Evolution of Fashion" by Florence Mary Gardiner. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
By using the medium of dress, Evolution & Revolution explores the dramatic cultural, social, economic and political changes which have occurred in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan over th past three centuries. This history is revealed through the luxury court robes of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); the tight-fitting, side-slitted East-West cheungsam; the ubiquitous Mao suit, symbol of Communist ideology; and the bold new directions of contemporary designers. Written by authors from Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and rich with visual material, this unique book offers an accessible, informative and inspiring treatment of Chinese history, culture and dress.
Trace the evolution of fashion through the 250 looks that defined it. From the Chanel suit to the Wonderbra, via Jackie Kennedy, Ziggy Stardust and Alexander McQueen, respected fashion journalist and editor Paula Reed explores each of the styles and visionaries that have defined the way we dress. Spanning fifty years - from the 1950s to the 1990s - and accompanied by striking photographs throughout, Fashion Evolution is the definitive story of the style moments that changed the world.
A lively and thorough history, New York Fashion presents a fabulous fashion parade with 300 illustrations, including 100 in full color, which highlight the fascinating story it has to tell. 300 illustrations, including 100 in full color.
From haute couture to streetwear; key collections, major figures and crucial moments that changed the course of fashion history from 1890 to the 1990s.
“Mr. Ridley’s best and most important work to date…there is something profoundly democratic and egalitarian—even anti-elitist—in this bottom-up approach: Everyone can have a role in bringing about change.” —Wall Street Journal The New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread myth: that we can command and control our world Human society evolves. Change in technology, language, morality, and society is incremental, inexorable, gradual, and spontaneous. It follows a narrative, going from one stage to the next, and it largely happens by trial and error—a version of natural selection. Much of the human world is the result of human action but not of human design: it emerges from the interactions of millions, not from the plans of a few. Drawing on fascinating evidence from science, economics, history, politics, and philosophy, Matt Ridley demolishes conventional assumptions that the great events and trends of our day are dictated by those on high. On the contrary, our most important achievements develop from the bottom up. The Industrial Revolution, cell phones, the rise of Asia, and the Internet were never planned; they happened. Languages emerged and evolved by a form of natural selection, as did common law. Torture, racism, slavery, and pedophilia—all once widely regarded as acceptable—are now seen as immoral despite the decline of religion in recent decades. In this wide-ranging, erudite book, Ridley brilliantly makes the case for evolution, rather than design, as the force that has shaped much of our culture, our technology, our minds, and that even now is shaping our future.
