{"product_id":"20th-century-fashion-hc","title":"20TH CENTURY FASHION HC","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"description_text_headlines\" class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe way we wore: The story of modern fashion—from couture to mass market\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description_text\" class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003eThe 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering to a wealthy elite, into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has left the catwalk. Along the way, the signature feminine silhouettes of each era evolved beyond recognition: \u003cstrong\u003eHouse of Worth\u003c\/strong\u003e crinolines gave way to \u003cstrong\u003eVionnet\u003c\/strong\u003e’s bias-cut gowns, \u003cstrong\u003eDior\u003c\/strong\u003e’s New Look to \u003cstrong\u003eQuant\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Chelsea Look, \u003cstrong\u003eHalston\u003c\/strong\u003e’s white suit to \u003cstrong\u003eFrankie B.\u003c\/strong\u003e’s low-rise jeans. In menswear, ready-made suits signaled the demise of bespoke tailoring, long before Hawaiian shirts, skinny ties or baggy pants entered the fore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20th Century Fashion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e offers a stylish retrospective of the last hundred years, via 400 fashion advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e Using imagery culled from a century of advertising, this book documents the unrelenting pace of fashion as it was adopted into the mass culture, decade by decade. An in-depth introduction, chapter text, and illustrated timeline detail the style-makers and trend-setters, from couture to the mass market; and how the historic events, design houses, retailers, films, magazines, and celebrities shaped the way we dressed—then and now.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN America Llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39506533449891,"sku":"","price":79.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0355\/5285\/4156\/products\/fashion_100200ba-c33c-42e9-b64d-6c19f83a9d49.jpg?v=1616374726","url":"https:\/\/thelabyrinthstore.com\/products\/20th-century-fashion-hc","provider":"LabyrinthBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}