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How to read a suit : a guide to changing men's fashion from the 17th to the 20th century / Lydia Edwards.

Por: Idioma: Inglés Editor: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020Descripción: 230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 26 cmTipo de contenido:
  • text
  • still image
Tipo de medio:
  • unmediated
Tipo de soporte:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781350071162
  • 1350071161
  • 9781350071209
  • 135007120X
Tema(s): Género/Forma: Clasificación CDD:
  • 391.109 23
Clasificación LoC:
  • GT1710 .E36 2020
Contenidos:
1. 1666-1700 -- 2. 1700-1799 -- 3. 1800-1859 -- 4. 1860-1899 -- 5. 1900-1939 -- 6. 1939-1969 -- 7. 1970-2000.
Resumen: "Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Suit is an authoritative visual guide to the under-explored area of men's fashion across four centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments. Readers will learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history - as well as how menswear has varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. This lavishly illustrated book is the ideal tool for anyone who has ever wanted to know their Chesterfield from their Ulster coat. Equipping the reader with all the information they need to 'read' menswear, this is the ultimate guide for students, researchers, and anyone interested in historical fashion"--
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Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Suit is an authoritative visual guide to the under-explored area of men's fashion across four centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments. Readers will learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history - as well as how menswear has varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. This lavishly illustrated book is the ideal tool for anyone who has ever wanted to know their Chesterfield from their Ulster coat. Equipping the reader with all the information they need to 'read' menswear, this is the ultimate guide for students, researchers, and anyone interested in historical fashion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-214) and index.

1. 1666-1700 -- 2. 1700-1799 -- 3. 1800-1859 -- 4. 1860-1899 -- 5. 1900-1939 -- 6. 1939-1969 -- 7. 1970-2000.

"Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Suit is an authoritative visual guide to the under-explored area of men's fashion across four centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time, whether in shape, fabric choice, trimming, or undergarments. Readers will learn how garments were constructed and where their inspiration stemmed from at key points in history - as well as how menswear has varied in type, cut, detailing and popularity according to the occasion and the class, age and social status of the wearer. This lavishly illustrated book is the ideal tool for anyone who has ever wanted to know their Chesterfield from their Ulster coat. Equipping the reader with all the information they need to 'read' menswear, this is the ultimate guide for students, researchers, and anyone interested in historical fashion"--

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Booklist Review

Edwards (How to Read a Dress, 2017) travels through four hundred years of sartorial splendor in this look at menswear; specifically, that ubiquitous Western male garment, the suit. Overviews of the historical periods covered are accompanied by detailed illustrations of the styles included, and, for the later years, period photographs. There are explanations of garment construction, discussions of design and inspiration, and examinations of social and class status and their effects on menswear. Edwards also uses the suit as a focal point for a discussion on masculinity in Western culture. Fans of historical fiction and period dramas will gain new insights into their favorite characters by learning how "clothes make the man" and the glossary of terms, extensive chapter notes, and carefully selected bibliography will enhance any study of fashion and costume history. Collections covering Western culture, fashion, and costume design will want to add this title to this season's collections.

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Lydia Edwards is a Lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.
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