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Previous ed. published under title: The encyclopaedia of fashion.

Includes bibliographical references.

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This indispensable guide to fashion provides in many entries detailed information on the life and work of every important designer from 1840 up to the present day, including not only couturiers (Yves Saint Laurent) but also shoe (Manolo Blahnik), hat and knitwear specialists, costume designers, jewelers (Elsa Peretti) and hairdressers. It also covers the fashion media (Gazette du bon ton), photographers (Norman Parkinson) and illustrators, influential art movements (Cubism), fashion terms, garmet and accessory styles, technical processes, and every kind of fabric, as well as personalities who have influenced fashion or promoted a style (Twiggy; Queen Victoria). International in scope, it is an essential sourcebook for designers, students, collectors and enthusiasts. Its full cross-referencing and wide ranging bibliography provide invaluable additional information.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Fashion -- Dictionaries.

Fashion designers -- Dictionaries.

Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century -- Dictionaries.

Clothing and dress -- History -- 20th century -- Dictionaries.

Electronic books.

Callan, Georgina O'Hara. Encyclopaedia of fashion.

Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.

Dictionary of fashion and fashion designers.

Fashion and fashion designers.

Print version: 050020313X 9780500203132 (DLC) 97061609 272 pages : illustrations (some color)

050020313X paperback

9781849722476 electronic version