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9780810854543

Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

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  • ISBN13:

    9780810854543

  • ISBN10:

    0810854546

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-11-19
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press
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Summary

The history of clothing begins with the origin of man, and fashionable dress can be traced as far back as 25,000 years ago. Recent scientific explorations have uncovered graves in northern Russia with skeletons covered in beads made of mammoth ivory that once adorned clothing made of animal skin. The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans each made major contributions to fashion's legacy from their textile innovations, unique clothing designs and their early use of accessories, cosmetics, and jewelry. During the Middle Ages, "fashion trends" emerged as trade and commerce thrived allowing the merchant class to afford to emulate the fashions worn by royals. However, it is widely believed that fashion didn't became an industry until the industrial and commercial revolution during the latter part of the 18th century. Since then, the industry has grown exponentially. Today, fashion is one of the biggest businesses in the world, with hundreds of billions of dollars in turnover and employing tens of millions of workers. It is both a profession, an industry, and in the eyes of many, an art. The Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry examines the origins and history of this billion-dollar industry. This is done through a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced entries on designers, models, couture houses, significant articles of apparel and fabrics, trade unions, and the international trade organizations.

Author Biography

Joanne Arbuckle is dean of the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Forewordp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Acronyms and Abbreviationsp. xi
Chronologyp. xv
Introductionp. xxxvii
The Dictionaryp. 1
Appendixes
Fashion Magazinesp. 311
Trend and Forecasting Magazines and Servicesp. 315
Periodicals, Newsletters, and Directoriesp. 317
Trade Showsp. 318
Major Trade Associations and Organizationsp. 324
Fashion and Textile Museumsp. 327
Top Fashion Schoolsp. 331
Size Rangesp. 334
Bibliographyp. 337
About the Authorsp. 415
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