false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174925599m/455718.jpg 455718 2 2006 printing by Taschen & Barnes/Noble Taken from the amazing collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute in Japan, the examples of fashion of all cultures are splendidly presented in this oversize book filled with hundreds of colour illustrations. The text is succinct and informative. A beautiful addition to any collection of fashion or costume design. Contents: foreword by Bernard Dorin; introduction by Koichi Tsukamoto; Jean Starobinski: "Rococo and Neoclassicsim"; Philippe Duboy: Architecture of Eighteenth-Century Paris"; Akiko Fukai: Rococo and Neoclassical Clothing"; Jun I. Kanai: "One More Desire: Fashion Leaders of a Dramatic Era", Toshio Horii: "From the Age of Refinement to the World of The Tempest"; Janet Arnold: "The Cut and Construction of Women's Clothes in the Eighteenth Century" Martin Kamer: Brilliant Adornments: Eighteenth-Century Jewelry"; plate commentary; chronology; glossary 208281 1 1 2002 Fashion, The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century total:88|5:65|4:18|3:4|2:1|1:0| 88 411 118 17 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 12:54:10 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 11:09:16 -0800 2008 N...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 14:14:20 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 21:06:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 21 12:53:14 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 12:54:17 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 31 23:18:46 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 23:19:52 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 06:01:26 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 06:06:44 -0800 2007
having never gone to a fashion school, this book helps me a lot to study the world's fashion history, see how fashion evolves from time to time, and of course, get some ideas for myself to design clothe...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 17 13:29:22 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 13:33:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 10:18:36 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 20 19:32:26 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 14 10:18:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 15:38:57 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 15:40:40 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 25 10:47:44 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 10:50:52 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jan 25 14:26:02 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 14:27:31 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 25 12:43:20 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 12:45:27 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat May 03 12:55:38 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 12:39:49 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Mar 17 11:00:58 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 11:01:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 02 13:06:52 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 13:07:17 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 26 11:39:27 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 11:39:50 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Apr 21 09:29:43 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 16 12:20:55 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 12:25:43 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 18:49:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 03 13:38:53 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 02 18:49:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 05 20:05:17 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 20:05:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 05 13:55:48 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 13:55:48 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 20 07:35:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 07:35:00 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=455718