{"product_id":"costume-and-fashion-a-concise-history-9780500204498","title":"Costume and Fashion: A Concise History","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today, this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history. \u003cem\u003eCostume and Fashion\u003c\/em\u003e explores the forms and materials used in fashion through the ages, the underlying motives of fashion, and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, express identity, and attract or influence others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated sixth edition features a new foreword and concluding chapter by Amy de la Haye and a new discussion about the major political shifts within the fashion industry, highlighting how it has responded to issues surrounding racism and sexism, LGBTQIA rights, mental health awareness, body and age diversity, and global sustainability. Generously illustrated with paintings, drawings, and photographs, and with a new angle on the emergence of ethical fashion, \u003cem\u003eCostume and Fashion\u003c\/em\u003e feels more current than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Laver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500204498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ede la Haye, Amy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAmy de la Haye\u003c\/strong\u003e is an expert dress historian. She is the Rootstein Hopkins chair of dress history \u0026amp; curatorship at London College of Fashion.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaver, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJames Laver\u003c\/strong\u003e (1899-1975) was a noted authority on the history of costume and fashion, and keeper of the department of prints, drawings, and paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from 1938 to 1959.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTucker, Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tucker\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fashion writer, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe London Fashion Book\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDries Van Noten: Shape, Print, and Fabric\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eFashion: A Crash Course\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185089146995,"sku":"9.7805E+12","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e6086127-a917-4fc4-87cd-9e5224aa84e8.jpg?v=1767100087","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/costume-and-fashion-a-concise-history-9780500204498","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}