The Mode in Hats and Headdress A Historical Survey with 198 Plates

by Wilcox, R. Turner

• ISBN13: 9780486467627
• ISBN10: 0486467627
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780486318301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-24
• Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary

Since ancient times, men and women have used hats and headgear for adornment and protection. This stunningly comprehensive survey, arranged chronologically, illustrates the astonishing range of styles from Egyptian headdresses and plumed turbans to modern homburgs. With notes on period hairstyles, jewelry, and cosmetics, it's a unique reference for stylists and designers.

Author Biography

The fashion editor of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to 1915, R. Turner Wilcox possessed a depth of knowledge about style, based on research that covered a variety of cultures over centuries.  Her remarkable Mode series is a feast for fashion lovers.

Table of Contents

1. Ancient Egyptian

2. Mesopotamian

3. Ancient Greek

4. Ancient Roman

5. Byzantine and Ecclesiastic

6. Saracenic or Moorish—the Turban

7. Medieval or Gothic Europe

8. European Helmets

9. Renaissance Europe

10. The Seventeenth Century

11. The Eighteenth Century

12. Directoire, 1795–1799

13. French Consulate and Empire, 1800–1815

14. The Romantic Period, 1815–1840

15. Victorian and Second Empire, 1840–1870

16. 1870–1880

17. 1880–1890

18. 1890–1900

19. 1900–1910

21. 1920–1930

22. 1930–1940

23. 1940–1944

24. 1944–1959