Clothes And Fashion Long Ago

Usborne Explainers

by Felicity Brooks

A historical exploration of clothing and fashion in different cultures.

24 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1990

About the author

Felicity Brooks is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked as an actor, teacher and lexicographer (someone who compiles dictionaries) before starting work in children’s publishing in the late 1980s.

She has written and edited hundreds of children’s books, including stories and novelty books for pre-schoolers and books about history, geography, languages, science, maths, nature and the arts.

Her books have won the TES Senior Information Book Award, the Aventis Science Books Prize, the SLA Information Book Award, the Sheffield Baby Books Award and Practical Pre-school Gold and Silver Awards.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting! This book packs quite a punch in just a few pages. It is a history of clothes and fashion and provides lots of pictures along with brief descriptions of each piece of clothing and fashion accessory from "the first clothes" to modern times. There is also a brief section on "clothes from around the world." Finally, there are suggestions and instructions for making jewelry, a medieval patch and more throughout the book.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an okay book for introducing kids to different clothing styles from cavemen till about 1976. Not sure why it stopped there. Far from comprehensive but it is a kids book. Lots of interesting tidbits.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

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