Bibliograph

Why'd they wear that?, fashion as the mirror of history, Sarah Albee ; foreword by Tim Gunn

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Why'd they wear that?, fashion as the mirror of history, Sarah Albee ; foreword by Tim Gunn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why'd they wear that?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

899704609

Responsibility statement

Sarah Albee ; foreword by Tim Gunn

Sub title

fashion as the mirror of history

Summary

Move over Project Runway. Get ready to chuckle your way through centuries of fashion dos and don'ts! In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts, why people wore what they did is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history

Table Of Contents

That's a wrap: the ancient world: 10,000 B.C. - A.D. 1000 -- Keeping the faith: the middle ages: 1000 - 1400s -- Going global: the age of exploration: 1400s - early 1500s -- Ruff & ready: the Renaissance: 1500s - early 1600s -- Lighten up!: the age of reason: 1600s - 1700s -- Hats (and heads) off: revolutionary times: mid-1600s - early 1800s -- Growing pains: marching toward modernity: mid-1700s - early 1900s -- Labor pains: the industrial revolution: mid-1800s - early 1900s -- Class dismissed: world at war: the 20th century & beyond -- What can you do? -- Time line

Target audience

juvenile

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Why did they wear that?

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