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PublisherUnicorn Publishing Group

ISBN-101911604228

ISBN-139781911604228

eBay Product ID (ePID)17038791825

Product Key Features

Book Title1920s Jazz Age Fashion and Photographs

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicFashion & Accessories, Modern / 20th Century, Fashion, Fashion & Style

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Self-Help, History, Crafts & Hobbies

AuthorDennis Nothdruft, Tessa Hallmann, Martin Pel, Terence Pepper

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Length10.5 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsThis exquisite book features the most lavish selection of fashions and images from the period, drawing on the holdings of museums and private collections around the world....Once you get over the fashion feast, you can read the eloquent essays on the cultural and social influences that shaped the Jazz age, 'the world's first youth movement'.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal391.009042

Synopsis1920s Jazz Age Fashion celebrates haute couture, ready-to-wear and mass market fashion in America, Britain and France from 1919 to 1929, with an in-depth focus on women's clothing. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography, the book brings together leading experts to examine the social, political and cultural influences of the period, setting into context the role fashion played in it. This book accompanies the exhibition 1920s Jazz Age Fashion and Photo at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London, 23 September 2016-15 January 2017.Characterised by exuberance and optimism, the jazz age was a symptom of the end of the First World War and the birth of America as a new world power. It was a period of unprecedented social change for women who were, for the first time in history, given the vote on a par with men (1920 USA, 1928 Britain). The birth of Modernity in the 1920s established women's lives as 'active' and fashion reflected and celebrated these new social roles. A new 'boyish' silhouette, la garçonne, became the look for women of the twenties with a gradual acceptance of trousers as fashionable dress. The passive sun bathing became the active swimming, and companies such as Jantzen recognised these changes creating the 'speed suit' for women. The 1920s saw technology and innovative textiles, with the introduction of the artificial silk Rayon and the zip, contributing to an easier approach to fashionable dress., 1920s Jazz Age Fashion celebrates haute couture, ready-to-wear and mass market fashion in America, Britain and France from 1919 to 1929, with an in-depth focus on women's clothing. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography, the book brings together leading experts to examine the social, political and cultural influences of the period, ......, 1920s Jazz Age Fashion celebrates haute couture, ready-to-wear and mass market fashion in America, Britain and France from 1919 to 1929, with an in-depth focus on women's clothing. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography, the book brings together leading experts to examine the social, political and cultural influences of the period, setting into context the role fashion played in it. This book accompanies the exhibition 1920s Jazz Age Fashion and Photo at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London, 23 September 2016-15 January 2017. Characterised by exuberance and optimism, the jazz age was a symptom of the end of the First World War and the birth of America as a new world power. It was a period of unprecedented social change for women who were, for the first time in history, given the vote on a par with men (1920 USA, 1928 Britain). The birth of Modernity in the 1920s established women's lives as 'active' and fashion reflected and celebrated these new social roles. A new 'boyish' silhouette, la garconne, became the look for women of the twenties with a gradual acceptance of trousers as fashionable dress. The passive sun bathing became the active swimming, and companies such as Jantzen recognised these changes creating the 'speed suit' for women. The 1920s saw technology and innovative textiles, with the introduction of the artificial silk Rayon and the zip, contributing to an easier approach to fashionable dress., 1920s Jazz Age Fashion and Photographs celebrates haute couture, ready-to-wear, and mass market fashion in America, Britain, and France from 1919 to 1929, with an in-depth focus on women's clothing. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography, including one hundred and fifty color images, the book brings together leading experts to examine fashion's role in the social, political, and cultural influences of the period. Characterized by exuberance and optimism, the Jazz Age was a symptom of the end of the First World War and the birth of America as a new world power. It was a period of unprecedented social change for women who were, for the first time in history, given the vote on a par with men. A new "boyish" silhouette, la gar onne, became the look for women of the twenties. This decade also saw innovations in textile technology, with the introduction of the artificial silk Rayon and the zipper contributing to an easier approach to fashionable dress.

LC Classification NumberGT596