History of Men's Fashion
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 2080135368 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French
Farid Chenoune's lively and accessible text is filled with amusing anecdotes about male dress and grooming. The copious illustrations for this book, many reproduced here for the first time, are drawn from fashion designs, paintings, drawings, cartoons, tailor's model books, magazines, and rare, impromptu photographs of masculine style in city streets.. He vividly places style transformations in the context of contemporary fashion criticism, history, social etiquette, manufacturing and marketing revolutions, and highlights public and private responses to fashion trends. The book is completed by a perceptive discussion of contemporary designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Comme des Garcons, and Yohji Yamamoto. The
Beatrice Izzey said Absolutely the best history!. This is a masterpiece of social history. Wonderful illustrations, by paintings, drawings, and photographs. I actually read the text cover to cover because the socio historic context of the clothing was so fascinating, and well written. Until I read this book I had no idea that men's clothes had so much meaning. Also, kudos to the author for b. An excellent overview of 1760-1990 S. J. Goodwin This weighty book is a wonderful source of primary research-- paintings, drawings, period designs & photographs, even political cartoons of the time. Unmarred by drawings-of-paintings or other unhelpful secondhand images, it details Western European and American fashions, with a well-written emphasis on the connections to status, politics, & . AHV said The best and most concise book on Men's Wear. If you can only afford one really good book on Men's Wear, this is it. To accurately cover the vast span of American and Western European Men's Wear in one volume is a monumental achievement. While some things are omitted, I am in awe at how much is in this book. The details of style and subcultures are explored, though briefly. The text is i