TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hill, Daniel Delis.
TI  - An abridged history of world costume & fashion
SN  - 9780131963672
AV  - GT 511  .H551 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, NJ
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Clothing and dress
KW  - Fashion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  -  2.Classroom projects for research and portfolio;  3. Extensive bibliography, chapter glossaries of terms, and comprehensive index.; Presents global view of costumes and cultural styles including those of Asia, Africa, the Islamic world, and ancient Americas. Contains descriptive details of dress with significant analysis of the social function of dress such as gender or age differentiation, community membership, ceremonial purpose, social status, and period aesthetics. Provides six hundred illustrations of costumes of men,women and children from around the world with illustrations of period artifacts. Includes:1. biographies and portraits of more than one hundred fashion designers
ER  -