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Vintage Fashion: A Sourcebook
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This book is ideal for vintage fashion enthusiasts, collectors, designers, historians, and anyone seeking a thorough and beautifully illustrated reference on 20th-century women's fashion.
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The most ambitious and comprehensive book on women's vintage fashion ever published, featuring over 1,000 garments dating from the 1920s to the 1980s.
This is not just another history of fashion: it is a survey of how fashion past continues to inspire fashion present. It features over 1,000 stand-out pieces, together with over 300 contextual illustrations, dating from the 1920s to the 1980s, including many icons of vintage fashion, from Marilyn Monroe's bra to the Ossie Clark dress made so famous by David Hockney's painting. Each garment is explored from the viewpoint of the contemporary fashionista looking to build a vintage wardrobe.
The book is organised into three main sections. 'Decades' explores the shapes and fabrics that define the look of each period. 'Elements' explores the individual components of a vintage look, everything from hat to shoes. 'Hallmarks' explores fashion's perennial themes, from florals to the ever-popular Little Black Dress. Finally, a reference section includes invaluable practical advice for fans and collectors of vintage.
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Vintage Fashion: A Sourcebook has been lauded as 'the most comprehensive and ambitious guide to vintage fashion ever produced' (Vintage Explorer Magazine) and praised by The Guardian for opening 'a window on how good ideas skip the years to fertilise a future designer’s imagination.' Inretrospect Magazine hails it as 'indispensable as a reference book' and a 'Fashion Bible' for vintage fashion lovers, while NorthLondonVintageMarket.blogspot.co.uk describes it as 'brilliant, beautiful, and a definitive guide to 20th-century style.'
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ISBN: 9780500297209
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 July 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: 1 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 204.0mm
Height: 262.0mm
Weight: 1520g
Pages: 432
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About the Author
Nicky Albrechtsen was a costume designer and stylist and is the director of the vintage archive Vintage Labels Ltd, which sources inspirational clothing and printed textiles for fashion brands worldwide and costume designers in film and television. She is the author of several books, including Scarves (with Fola Solanke), also published by Thames & Hudson.
Also by Nicky Albrechtsen
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