Explains contemporary changes in making fashionable garments accessible to all classes of women, culminating in mass production of women's ready-to-wear.

The first edition of this book established itself as required reading for all those interested in the development of the fashion business. There are other books

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A History of 20th Century Fashion charts the early dominance of couture to the influences of street culture. The narrative is based on a firm understanding of s

A compendium of intrigue, lore, who's who and what's what of fashion.