History of twentieth century fashion.

by Elizabeth Ewing

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Published 1978 by Batsford in London .
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Subjects:

Costume -- History -- 20th century

Edition Notes

Includes index. Reprint of the 1975 ed. Bibliography: p. [238]-240.

The Physical Object
Pagination	x, 244 p. ill. ;
Number of Pages	244
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL20912884M

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Fashion in the twenty first century is made from all the changes in the nineteenth and twentieth century’s and has impacted the lives of many people in different ways. During the nineteenth century, the clothes that men and woman wore were not always what would have been preferred to . Genre/Form: History: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Ewing, Elizabeth. History of 20th century fashion. New York: Costume & Fashion Press,

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History of twentieth century fashion by Elizabeth Ewing; 11 editions; First published in ; Subjects: History, Clothing and dress, Fashion, Costume; Times: 20th century.

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