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I Do: 100 Years of Wedding Fashion

Door Caroline Cox

Categorie	Mode, Kostuums & Verzorging
Boeknummer	#327108-AD5
Titel	I Do: 100 Years of Wedding Fashion
Auteur	Cox, Caroline
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Scriptum Editions
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	1902686160
ISBN13	9781902686165
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original blind stamped blue boards, silver letterded spine, dust jacket, richly illusrated with (full page) colour and b/w photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	This text is a review of wedding fashion since 1900. Chapter by chapter, the book outlines the changes from the ostentatious Edwardian wedding gowns of the early 20th century to the knee length flapper gowns of the 1920's, inspired by Parisian couture and the designer Coco Chanel. By the 1930's Hollywood reigned and film-star weddings, publicised both on the silver screen and in fan magazines, brought a touch of glamour into the ceremony, which was soon to be cut short by the restrictions of World War II. By contrast, the war bride had to cope with walking up the aisle in "make-do-and-mend" concoctions of muslin and parachute silk. Since the 1950's romantic styles have dominated, influenced by Dior's New Look and the American "sweetheart" line - despite incursions from ... (Lees verder)street styles and high fashion. But the 1960's mini - seemingly a rejection of marital bliss and a symbol of independence - was worn by few brides, and despite the effect of the hippie counterculture and feminism, marriage still survives today. A widespread subversion in the look of the bride has yet to happen, suggesting that the white wedding is here to stay.
Pagina's	335
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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