Everyday Fashions of the Twenties as Pictured in Sears and Other Catalogs
- ISBN13: 9780486241340
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Accurate record of actual dress of the Roaring Twenties in over 150 pages of mail-order catalogs, selected and with text by Stella Blum. Over 750 illustrations, captions.
Everyday Fashions of the Twenties as Pictured in Sears and Other Catalogs
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Robyn Lee Markow
March 24, 2010 at 3:51 am
If you love fashion from the 1920′s or just saw “Chicago” and would like more background on it,this is a worthwhile book to flip through. Some the pics are not the best quality and childrens clothes are only on one page. However, You really do,get an idea of what the average person wore back then,which may surprise some readers.All in all, A decent book for fashion history buffs.
Rating: 4 / 5
Rolayne Venator
March 24, 2010 at 4:50 am
This is a great book if you’re looking for an overview of fashions from 1909 to 1930, concentrating on clothes available from Sears catalogs of the period. The book includes women’s, men’s, children’s, and infant’s clothing. The text is entertaining to read. I was a little disappointed that there were not more examples of fashion in the 20′s. Nevertheless, it is an informative and fun book to refer to if you have an interest in period fashion
Rating: 4 / 5
Michael N. Ryan
March 24, 2010 at 7:22 am
A great source of information on the cloths worn by ordinary people of this time period.
Pity people don’t dress like this anymore.
Rating: 5 / 5
Susan R. Rose
March 24, 2010 at 8:39 am
This is a very useful source book for every day clothing, particularly things like men’s clothes,kid’s outfits, maid uniforms, and other things that aren’t the high fashion clothing that many books feature. I design theater costumes, and have found this very helpful.
Rating: 5 / 5
Anonymous
March 24, 2010 at 10:01 am
I loved looking at this book. It was facinating to see what people wore back then, and to see how little things cost. i totally enjoyed this book because it was like stepping back in time. i highly reccomend this book to anyone who enjoyed/enjoys the 1920′s.
My mom and I have browsed catalogs since I was a child. We made looking through them fun. Going through this book with her was just as fun! We were able to talk about fashion in her generation and her mothers, as well as see what styles are still worn today; and how the slender and breastless models compare to today’s anorexic and large barbie breasted models. It is interesting to look at how some things changed dramatically, and other things have not changed at all.
Rating: 5 / 5