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Costume and fashion : concise history / James Laver.

By: Publication details: London: Thames and Hudson, 1995.Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0500202664
Subject(s): Summary: From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today - here is a matchless guide to landmarks of costume history, to the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as to the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection GT 511 .L39 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 40421

From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today - here is a matchless guide to landmarks of costume history, to the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as to the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others.

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