"3000 illustrations ... costume through the ages, covering dress, jewelry, ornament, coiffure and ... other elements"--Cover
"3000 illustrations ... costume through the ages, covering dress, jewelry, ornament, coiffure and ... other elements"--Cover.
In most countries of the world people today are dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives an analysis of the process by which this has come about. At the same time it takes seriously those places where this process has not occurred, or has been reversed, and provides exp…
"You've probably seen LED-decorated t-shirts and hats, and maybe even other electronic gadgets embedded in clothing, but with Arduino Wearables you can learn to make your own wearable electronic creations. This book is an introduction to wearable computing, prototyping, and smar…
A comprehensive guide to making period clothes for living history, re-enactment, plays and pageants.
The author presents the previously untold human side of the story of prehistoric textiles, the relations of women and their textile work to society and economics over the huge span of prehistoric and early historic times.
An economic and social history of ancient textiles, looking at what can be learned about the lives, work, and values of early women from the technological record of fabric, an industry for which women were largely responsible.
The author presents the previously untold human side of the story of prehistoric textiles, the relations of women and their textile work to society and economics over the huge span of prehistoric and early historic times.
"Beginning with a look at the subcultural world of gay men in the early part of this century - particularly in New York and London - this book analyzes the trends in dress adopted by gay men as well as the challenge gay style has made to mainstream men's fashion. The importance …
Beginning with a look at the subcultural world of gay men in the early part of the 20th century, this work analyzes the trends in dress adopted by gay men as well as the challenge gay style has made to mainstream men's fashion.
