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Fashion from the Stylish Thirties
Fashion Sourcebook – 1930s documents the season-by-season fashions of this remarkable decade with an impressive selection of over 600 original photographs, sketches and prints. A comprehensive guide to Thirties fashion this is an essential handbook for fashion students, vintage collectors as well as anyone interested in fashion or cultural history. With its elegant silk tea-dresses, tailored suits and draped furs, Fashion Sourcebook – 1930s reveals the incredible elegance of this era’s fashions.
From Evening Glamour to Tailored Daywear
An authoritative introductory essay assesses the major themes within fashion during this period and discusses the influence of its most notable designers. This book not only offers a unique insight into the glamorous and opulent fashions of this fabulous bygone era, but also provides a significant and long-awaited reappraisal of Thirties fashion.
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About the authors
Charlotte Fiell is a leading design historian who has written numerous bestselling books on all aspects of design, from industrial products to graphic communications. She studied at the British Institute in Florence, Camberwell College of Arts, London, and at Sotheby’s Institute, also in London.
Emmanuelle Dirix is a highly regarded fashion historian and curator. She lectures at London College of Fashion, Central Saint Martins, The Royal College of Art and the Antwerp Fashion Academy. She has also contributed to various exhibition catalogues and academic volumes on fashion.
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