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Author:

Tortora, Phyllis G., author.

Title:

The Fairchild Books dictionary of fashion.

Edition:

4th edition / Phyllis G. Tortora, Sandra J. Keiser ; illustrated by Bina Abling.

Publisher:

Fairchild Booksan imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xiii, 472 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Subject:

Fashion--Dictionaries.
Costume--Dictionaries.
Clothing and dress--Dictionaries.
Fashion designers--Biography.

Other Authors:

Keiser, Sandra J., author.
Abling, Bina, illustrator.

Notes:

Previous edition: Published as by Charlotte Mankey Calasibetta, Phyllis Tortora. London: Laurence King, 2003.

Contents:

Academic costume -- Activewear -- Aprons -- Armor -- Belts -- Blouses and tops -- Braids -- Capes, cloaks, and shawls -- Clerical dress -- Closures -- Clothing construction details -- Coats and jackets -- Cuffs -- Dresses -- Embroideries and sewing stitches -- Eyewear -- Fans -- Feathers -- Footwear -- Furs -- Gems, gem cuts, and settings -- Gloves and glove construction -- Hair accessories -- Hairstyles -- Handbags and related accessories -- Headwear -- Hosiery -- Jewelry -- Jumpers -- Laces -- Leathers -- Lengths -- Masks -- Necklines and collars -- Pants -- Plaids and tartans -- Pockets -- Prints, stripes, and checks -- Scarves -- Shirts -- Shorts -- Shoulders and sleeves -- Skirts -- Sleepwear and loungewear -- Sweaters -- Swimwear -- Ties -- Umbrellas and parasols -- Undergarments -- Vests -- Waistlines -- Watches -- Wigs and hairpieces -- Appendix : designers.

ISBN:

1609014898 (pbk.)
9781609014896 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)862092495

LCCN:

2013938689

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)