Dress, fashion and technology : from prehistory to the present /

Tortora, Phyllis G.,

Dress, fashion and technology : from prehistory to the present / Phyllis G. Tortora. - 256 pages : illustrations (black and white). - Dress, body, culture . - Dress, body, culture. .

Technology has been an essential factor in the production of dress and the cultures of fashion throughout human history. Structured chronologically from pre-history to the present day, this book looks at the complex relationship between dress and technology.

Specialized.

9780857851918 (pbk.) : £19.99


Fashion design--Technological innovations--History.
Clothing trade--Technological innovations--History.
Clothing and dress--History.
Fashion--History.
Beauty and Fashion.
Beauty and Fashion.

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