The London Look: Fashion from Street to Catwalk
by Breward, Christopher; Ehrman, Edwina; Evans, Caroline
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0300103999
- ISBN 13
- 9780300103991
- Seller
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About This Item
Yale University Press, London, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. Size: Folio (over 12 inches tall). 174 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust jacket has it's plastic cover intact which has left this library book in very good condition.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Ex-library book with usual marks, stickers & stamps however the text is largely unmarked and in very good condition throughout.. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. From Savile Row to Carnaby Street, from the bohemian dress of the Oscar Wilde circle in the nineteenth century to the punk street styles of recent years, London has been a significant source of fashion style. This stunning book, a rich and stimulating history of two hundred years of London fashion, explores the circumstances and characteristics that have made the "London look" distinctive. Focusing on the design, production, marketing, and consumption of clothing during this period, the authors place these activities in the context of social, cultural, and economic change in the capital. They move chronologically, discussing the rise of the West End as a center of fashionable life; the era of imperial fashion when London dominated the world politically and economically; the increasing democratization of fashionable dress; the challenges and conflicts of modernity; the school of couturiers that emerged midcentury; and the rise of the independent fashion designer and small boutiques. Finally they describe the London punks who, toward the end of the twentieth century, theatricalized the street in a mood of social and sartorial dissent and paved the way for postmodern styles. Lavishly illustrated, the book draws on photographs of the Museum of London's remarkable collection of objects and images, and material from the London Institute. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fashion, Fabrics & Style; England; History. ISBN: 0300103999. ISBN/EAN: 9780300103991. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5167. . 9780300103991 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries..
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- Seller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 5167
- Title
- The London Look: Fashion from Street to Catwalk
- Author
- Breward, Christopher; Ehrman, Edwina; Evans, Caroline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition (ex-library)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300103999
- ISBN 13
- 9780300103991
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Clothing trade--England--London--History, Fashion--England--London--History, Costume--England--London--History Fashion, Fabrics & Style; England; History. ISBN: 0300103999 EAN: 9780300103991 Breward, Christopher; Ehrman, Edwina; Evans, Carol
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