FashionThatChangedTheWorld

Thisbookistheperfectfashionaccessory--asumptuous,exquisitelydesignedexplorationofthemostinfluentialfashionicons,ideas,designers,pieces,andtrendsfromthroughouthistory.WhatdidVogue'sfirstcoverlooklike?Whendidfilmstarsbecomepartofthefashionindustry?Whatledtothedevelopmentofready-to-wearclothing?HowdidthepaintingsofMondrian,DalíandWarholendupontherunway?Theseandotherquestionsareansweredinthiseye-openinglookatdifferentaspectsofthehistoryoffashion--fromElizabethI's"MaskofYouth,"toLadyGaga's"meatdress."Arrangedbytopic,thelavishlyillustratedchaptersexplorethemessuchaswarandthemilitary;ready-towear;fashioninfilm,art,andsports;celebrity;gayandlesbianfashion;globalization;andtheinternet.FashionThatChangedtheWorlddigsintoamultitudeofsocial,economic,andculturalfactorsthatchangedthecourseoffashionoverthelastfewhundredyears.Filledwithcolorfulimages--manyofthemfull-page--andextensiveessaysthatarebothinformativeandengaging,thisindispensablereferenceoffersahistoricalsnapshotofwhatweusedtowearandwhywechoosetheclothesthatwedotoday.