Pdf / English / H.N. Abrams / 1986 / 272 pag / ISBN10 0810908824 / 65.8 MB

From accordion pleats to zoot suits, from Chanel to Twiggy, from angora to Venetian  lace, in more than 1,000 informative entries this illustrated encyclopaedia covers  the entire spectrum of the complex and fascinating subject of fashion.

More than 350 apt and original illustrations and photographs enhance this unique encyclopaedia, and Carrie Donovan, fashion editor of the New York Times Magazine,  has contributed an introduction that brings the far-ranging world of fashion into  focus. Georgina O'Hara, who has written for and edited women's magazines in London  and Paris, has created an authoritative and invaluable reference work for the  student as well a treasure house of information on an endlessly captivating 
subject for the general audience