Why Would Anyone Wear That?
：Fascinating Fashion Facts
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Publication subTitle ：Fascinating Fashion Facts
Publication series ：1
Author： Stall-Meadows Celia
Publisher： Intellect
Publication year： 2013
E-ISBN: 9781783201716
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781841507279
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781841507279
Subject： H31 English;TK Energy and Power Engineering
Keyword： 能源与动力工程,常用外国语
Language： ENG
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Description
Examine extreme fashions across time and place in this beautifully illustrated and specialized costume history book, Why Would Anyone Wear That? Fascinating Fashion Facts. Discover dozens of the most restrictive and inconvenient fashions and some of the most liberating and functional clothing items. Costume history abounds with unusual and bizarre fashion stories and this book provides opportunities to explore a select group of historic styles in a fun, uncomplicated, and educational way. You’ll learn the what and why of extreme styles of clothing and accessories, from high-pointed hats called hennins to towering platform shoes called chopines.Decide for yourself if these fashion extremes are frivolous and meaningless, or a reflection of the social and psychological aspects of the culture that made them popular. After reading Why Would Anyone Wear That? Fascinating Fashion Facts, you will want to conduct your own research to learn more about fashions from world history.