A glimps into fashion in history READ THIS:

The Complete History of Costume and Fashion from Ancient Egypt to Present Days

By Bronwyn Cosgrave

Table of Content:

Introduction

The Ancient Egypt: The first fashion style

Crete: Minoan splendor

Ancient Greece: Classical Elegance

Ancient Rome: Roman Extravagance

The Byzantine Period: Lavish Imperialism

The Middle Ages: Medieval Europe

The Renaissance: Early Renaissance Syle

Baroque Period: The Age of French Dominance

Eighteenth Century: The Rococo

Nineteenth Century: The Birth of the Dandy

Twentieth Century: The Age of Diversity

Index

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

256 p

First published in Great Britain in 2000, by Hamlyn, a division of Octopus Publishing Group Limited

My Notes:

There are beautiful pictures of historical sources, sometimes 2 per page, sometimes one picture covers the whole page.
Not to many details about costumes or ornaments, just basic information and description, enough for a non professional reader.
As a plus, the book offers a short overview of the historical period covered in every chapter as well as an overview of the status of women.
It is very funny to stroll through fashion from ancient egyptians, with their simple wrap up loin clothes, through the middle ages with it's funny poulains (the long pointy shoes), through the barroc with the sophisticated wigs and finally, arriving at our days with the emancipation of the woman body, almost a 360 degree turn, to the simplicity of the first fashion styles.

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