100 ideas that changed fashion / Harriet Worsley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Couture -- Celebrities -- The skirt suit --The death of the corset -- The Delphos gown -- The bra -- The white wedding dress -- Royals and politicians -- Photographs in magazines -- Dance dress -- Bold prints -- Vogue -- Global influences -- D.I.Y. dressing -- Sunbathing -- Pants for women -- Rayon -- Costume jewelry -- The zipper -- Military clothing -- The sweater -- False eyelashes -- Underwear as outerwear -- The clutch bag -- The wristwatch -- The bias cut -- Sport -- Chanel No. 5 -- Painted ladies -- The open shoe -- The little black dress -- Public nudity -- Androgyny -- The shoulder bag -- Sunglasses -- The shoulder pad -- Hollywood and the talkies -- Mass-manufacturing -- Surrealism -- Platforms and wedges -- Fashion show as theatrical spectacle -- Nylon -- The jumpsuit -- Rationing -- Make do and mend -- Dr. Martens boots -- Paris challenged -- The supermodel -- The bikini -- The new look -- Synthetics -- Teenage fashion --The black leather jacket -- The t-shirt -- The stiletto -- Jeans -- Sneakers -- Spandex -- Pop stars -- Mods -- Influential street fashion -- Op and pop art -- The mini -- Pantyhose -- Space age -- Raw photography -- Tattoos -- The delicate knit dress -- Disposable fashion -- Hippies -- Body piercing -- Funk -- Hot pants -- Glam -- Low-key luxury -- Black is beautiful -- The thong -- Punk -- Computer technology -- New romantics -- Calvin Klein underwear -- Hip hop -- Brand culture and logo worship -- Utilitarian bags -- Japanese design --Streetwear -- Rave -- The Benetton advertisign campaigns -- Deconstruction and Antwerp -- The Internet -- The new purity -- The anti-brand -- Grunge -- The status handbag -- Performance fabrics -- Eternal youth -- Eco fashion -- Wearable electronics.

According to the publisher, this book chronicles the most influential fashion ideas that changed women's wear in the West from 1900 to the present day. It gives a unique perspective on the history of twentieth-century fashion because it documents and explains incidents and ideas that changed the way women dress.