The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers

Georgina O'Hara Callan, Catherine Glover

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    Abstract

    Extensively illustrated and international in scope, this is an essential sourcebook for designers, students, collectors and enthusiasts.

    It provides in more than 1,200 entries detailed information on the life and work of every important fashion designer from 1840 to the present day, including not only couturiers but also shoe, hat and knitwear specialists, costume designers, jewelers and hairdressers.

    It covers the fashion media, photographers and illustrators, influential art movements, fashion terms, garment and accessory styles, technical processes and every kind of fabric, as well as personalities who have influenced fashion or promoted a style.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherThames and Hudson
    Number of pages296
    Edition2nd
    ISBN (Electronic)9781849722476
    ISBN (Print)9780500203132
    Publication statusPublished - 22 Sept 2008

    Publication series

    NameWorld of Art
    PublisherThames & Hudson

    Keywords

    • fashion
    • dictionary
    • biography

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