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1950s American Fashion

Author : Jonathan Walford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747812764
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book 1950s American Fashion written by Jonathan Walford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but during World War II, when necessity became the mother of invention, the country had to find its own way. American designers looked to what American women needed and found new inspirations for American fashion design. Sportswear became a strength, but not at the expense of elegance. Easy-wear materials were adapted for producing more formal clothes, and versatile separates and adaptable dress and jacket suits became hallmarks of American style. This book follows the American fashion industry from New York's 7th Avenue to the beaches of California in search of the clothes that defined 1950s American fashion.

The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits

Author : Alison Behnke
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 0761358927
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits written by Alison Behnke and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the mid twentieth century, from every day clothes to high fashion.

1950s in Vogue

Author : Rebecca Tuite
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500294372
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book 1950s in Vogue written by Rebecca Tuite and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A large-scale publication dedicated to the 1950s as captured in the pages of American Vogue. This book is illustrated by fashion’s greatest photographs of that period—the era when the magazine became the cultural force it is today. One of only seven editors in chief in American Vogue’s history, Jessica Daves has remained one of fashion’s most enigmatic figures. Diana Vreeland’s direct predecessor in the role, it is Daves who first catapulted the magazine into modernity. A testament to a changing America on every level, Daves’s Vogue was the first to embrace a “high/low” blend of fashion in its pages and to introduce world-renowned artists, literary greats, and cultural icons into every issue, offering the reader a complete vision of how design, interiors, architecture, entertaining, art, literature, and culture all connected and contributed to refining and defining taste and personal style. Daves profiled icons of American style, from John and Jackie Kennedy to Charles and Ray Eames, alongside Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga creations. Organized in multifaceted, thematic chapters, 1950s in Vogue features carefully curated photographs, illustrations, and page spreads from the Vogue archives (with iconic images as well as lesser-known wonders), and unpublished photographs and letters from Jessica Daves’s personal archives. Revealing a fascinating and hitherto little-explored moment in Vogue history, 1950s in Vogue is a must-have reference for lovers of fashion, photography, and style.

Everyday Fashions of the Fifties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs

Author : JoAnne Olian
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486316912
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Everyday Fashions of the Fifties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs written by JoAnne Olian and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-piece strapless bathing suits and dresses with plunging necklines for women; business suits with wide lapels for men; bluejeans and plaid shirts for girls; and much more. Over 300 black-and-white illustrations.

1950s American Fashion

Author : Jonathan Walford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747812802
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book 1950s American Fashion written by Jonathan Walford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but during World War II, when necessity became the mother of invention, the country had to find its own way. American designers looked to what American women needed and found new inspirations for American fashion design. Sportswear became a strength, but not at the expense of elegance. Easy-wear materials were adapted for producing more formal clothes, and versatile separates and adaptable dress and jacket suits became hallmarks of American style. This book follows the American fashion industry from New York's 7th Avenue to the beaches of California in search of the clothes that defined 1950s American fashion.

1950s American Style: A Reference Guide (soft cover)

Author : Daniel Niemeyer
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304201651
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis 1950s American Style: A Reference Guide (soft cover) by : Daniel Niemeyer

Download or read book 1950s American Style: A Reference Guide (soft cover) written by Daniel Niemeyer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facets of the Fifties. A reference guide to an iconic Decade of Movie Palaces, Television, Classic Cars, Sports, Department Stores, Trains, Music, Food, Fashion and more

Fashions of a Decade

Author : Patricia Baker
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438118910
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Fashions of a Decade written by Patricia Baker and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clothing has been a consistent recorder of history through the years, documenting the heights of fashion as it threaded its way through post-war society. This work traces this intricate history, from nylon stockings and stiletto heels to full skirts and slim-fitting bodices to Baby Doll nightwear and textured leisure suits.

Newspaper Fashion Editors in the 1950s and 60s

Author : Kimberly Wilmot Voss
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030736245
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Newspaper Fashion Editors in the 1950s and 60s written by Kimberly Wilmot Voss and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the careers of newspaper fashion editors and details what the fashion sections included in the post-World War II years. The analysis covers social, political and economic aspects of fashion. It also addresses journalism ethics, fashion show reporting and the decline in fashion journalism editor positions.

Couture & Commerce

Author : Alexandra Palmer
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780774808262
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Couture & Commerce written by Alexandra Palmer and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s were the golden years of haute couture, captured by iconic images of glamorous models wearing dramatic clothes. Yet the real women who wore these clothes adapted them to suit their own tastes, altered them to extend their life, and often could not bear to part with them long after the dresses had outlived their use. This gorgeously illustrated book demonstrates why so many of these designs are still in existence and why we are fascinated by them fifty years later. Couture and Commerce investigates how and why postwar couture fashion was important in its own day. The Paris couture houses survived due to the enthusiasm of the North American fashion press and commercial buyers. Alexandra Palmer traces the European haute couture trade with North America by following actual surviving couture dresses from the design house sketch, through the model used in New York fashion shows and as a template for copies and knock-offs, and finally to the consumer. Couture and Commerce is a remarkable mixture of accessible text, color photographs of the original garments, design house sketches and photographs, retailers’ advertisements, and society page images. Weaving together analysis of the clothes and interviews with those who traded, sold, and wore couture, Alexandra Palmer vividly recreates the 1950s fashion world.

American Culture in the 1950s

Author : Martin Halliwell
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748628908
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book American Culture in the 1950s written by Martin Halliwell and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Through detailed commentary and focused case studies of influential texts and events - from Invisible Man to West Side Story, from Disneyland to the Seattle World's Fair, from Rear Window to The Americans - the book examines the way in which modernism and the cold war offer two frames of reference for understanding the trajectory of postwar culture. The two core aims of this volume are to chart the changing complexion of American culture in the years following World War II and to provide readers with a critical investigation of 'the 1950s'. The book provides an intellectual context for approaching 1950s American culture and considers the historical impact of the decade on recent social and cultural developments.

The 1950s

Author : William H. Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313052956
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The 1950s written by William H. Young and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-04-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have the 1950s been overly romanticized? Beneath the calm, conformist exterior, new ideas and attitudes were percolating. This was the decade of McCarthyism, Levittowns, and men in gray flannel suits, but the 1950s also saw bold architectural styles, the rise of paperback novels and the Beat writers, Cinema Scope and film noir, television variety shows, the Golden Age of the automobile, subliminal advertising, fast food, Frisbees, and silly putty. Meanwhile, teens attained a more prominent role in American culture with hot rods, rock 'n' roll, preppies and greasers, and—gasp—juvenile delinquency. At the same time, a new technological threat, the atom bomb, lurked beneath the surface of the postwar decade. This volume presents a nuanced look at a surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.

Mystique and Identity

Author : Barbara A. Schreier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Mystique and Identity written by Barbara A. Schreier and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fifty Years of Fashion

Author : Valerie Steele
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300087383
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Fifty Years of Fashion written by Valerie Steele and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes top trends and designers of the past fifty years, including their social and cultural contexts

Working for Christian Dior

Author : Jean Dawnay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781999312596
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Working for Christian Dior written by Jean Dawnay and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fabulous Fashions of the 1950s

Author : Felicia Lowenstein Niven
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1464603049
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (646 download)

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Book Synopsis Fabulous Fashions of the 1950s by : Felicia Lowenstein Niven

Download or read book Fabulous Fashions of the 1950s written by Felicia Lowenstein Niven and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s, women showcased their hourglass figures with cinched waists and full skirts. Their hair looked elegant and stylish in poodle cuts and bouffants. Men sported gray flannel suits and pompadours or duck tails. The term teenager was coined and companies recognized the spending power of this particular group. Elvis Presley ruled the airwaves while Marilyn Monroe was queen of the silver screen. Readers will learn about the fashions, fads, pop culture icons, and world events of the 1950s.

Fashion in the 1950s

Author : Daniel Milford-Cottam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784422045
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)

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Book Synopsis Fashion in the 1950s by : Daniel Milford-Cottam

Download or read book Fashion in the 1950s written by Daniel Milford-Cottam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a footnote to the Second World War, or a foreword to the youth-obsessed exhilaration of the Sixties, the Fifties was a thrilling decade devoted to newness and freshness. The British people, rebuilding their lives and wardrobes, demanded modern materials, vibrant patterns and exciting prints inspired by scientific discoveries and modern art. Despite the influence of glamorous Paris couture led by Dior, home-grown fashion labels including Horrockses and the young Queen Elizabeth's couturier Norman Hartnell had an equally great, if not greater impact on British style. This book, written by an assistant curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, is a fascinating look back to the days when post-war Britain developed a fresh sense of style.

Christian Dior

Author : Alexandra Palmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783777430089
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Christian Dior written by Alexandra Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably the most famous fashion designer of the 20th century, Christian Dior's feminine fashions were desired, worn, and emulated by women around the world. This new publication by ROM Press explores in detail what it was about Dior's dramatic creations-the cuts, textiles and embroideries-that stimulated the entire Paris haute couture industry after the devastation of the Second World War. The book features the Royal Ontario Museum's collection of Christian Dior couture (1947-1957), and is accompanied by sketches and documentary material from Christian Dior Héritage, along with archival images and striking photographs of the museum garments taken by world-renowned Dior photographer Laziz Hamani. The collection features beautiful designs from daytime to evening wear. The publication breaks new ground as it explains key Dior design signatures, based on the use of innovative and historical dressmaking techniques to explain what made the New Look so successful and why his designs were worn and emulated by woman around the world in the 1950s. Christian Dior presents new information drawn from extensive research wedded with close examination of the designs within this catalogue, making it an essential read for those interested in fashion, art, culture, and history.