Author: Roselyn Gerson
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780891457909
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Vintage & Contemporary Purse Accessories is devoted exclusively to lipstick tubes, purse mirrors, and solid perfumes. It includes an extensive list of American and European manufacturers, original vintage ads, patents, historical information, a bibliography, index, and more. Over 800 purse items shown in color. 1997 values.
Author: Anna Johnson
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780761123774
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Behold, the power of the purse! The must-have accessory for the fashion lover's desktop, Handbags delivers a year of showstopping clutches, hobos, totes, and satchels gorgeously photographed in full color. The beaded. The sequined. The fringed. The pleated. The antique. And the elegantly minimalist. Adapted from Anna Johnson's delightful bestseller Handbags. Ooh-la-la!
Author: Valerie Oliver
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1996-09-24
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 0313033269
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Providing a convenient and unique look at fashion and costume literature and how it has developed historically, this volume discusses monographic and reference literature and provides information on periodicals, research centers, and costume museums and collections. It also provides a new way of looking at the literature through a database of 58 Library of Congress subject headings. It covers topics from jeans to wedding dresses and features popular examples of how clothing is used and reflected in our culture through the literature discussed. Of interest to scholars, students, and anyone curious about the unique power clothing holds in our lives. Various types of reference sources are discussed including other guides to the literature, encyclopedia, dictionaries, biographical dictionaries, specialized bibliographies, and indexing and abstracting services. Electronic CD-ROM and online databases equivalents are included in the presentation of indexing and abstracting services with major networks such as OCLC, RLIN, Lexis/Nexis, and Dialog mentioned as well. In addition a list of 123 research centers, mainly libraries, is provided and arranged geographically by state, some 176 costume museums and collections of costumes located at colleges and universities are listed alphabetically, and a list of 278 periodicals on fashion, costume, clothing and related topics is provided. A database of some 58 clothing and accessory subject headings is analyzed in the Worldcat database with the literature of the top ten specific clothing and accessory subject terms limited to media publication format are covered. Additionally, histories of costume and fashion in the U.S. and works which concentrate on psychological, sociological or cultural aspects are outlined. An appendix, including the clothing and accessory database, and author and subject indexes conclude the volume.
Author: Tessa Paul
Publisher: Chartwell
Published: 2010-06
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780785825920
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Author: Ida Tomshinsky
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2016-03-19
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 151445713X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Bags and Purses: The Story of Chic and Practicality, is the seventh book in the popular HISTORY OF FASHION ACCESSORIES series. This is the story about handbag, an accessory that is carried and that is worn over the shoulders. Modern day workbags are like jobs, they come with benefits, qualifications, and compensations.
Author: Marnie Fogg
Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781847323002
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Decade by decade, this text recounts over 100 years of handbag history, from Elsa Schiaparelli's mesh bags for Whiting & Davis in the 1920s through the Hermes Kelly bag in the 1950s to the Fendi Baguette of the 1990s. It explores key designers, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped handbag design."
Author:
Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 1400019443
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes points of interest in each section of the city, recommends restaurants and hotels, and includes information on shopping and entertainment
Author: Funmi Odulate
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2008-05-13
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780312377786
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This definitive guide to vintage clothing and accessories covers every major fashion epoch and designer from the 1880s to today--from Charles Worth to Vivienne Westwood. With snapshots of the key designers to the pivotal pieces that defined each decade, fashion expert Funmi Odulate takes you through the history of each era. Included is an extensive country-by-country directory of vintage shops, fairs, and flea markets, with profiles of the major dealers and outstanding shops, from L.A. to Shanghai. Packed with insider tips about what to look for when buying vintage, how to recognize something of value and most importantly, where to find it, this is a stunning and sophisticated reference for all lovers of vintage fashion.