Leen Demeester - Fashion Icons : Fashion Trends Throughout the Centuries read online book DOC

9789020903812
English

9020903810
Leen Demeester explores fashion trends throughout the centuries. She traces the origins of items of clothing such as the corset, the bra, the dress, the mini-skirt, trousers, accessories and high heels. These 'icons' show a distinct parallel between the history of women's appearance and the history of female emancipation. Leen Demeester studeerde Moderne Talen aan de Universiteit van Gent en aan de Universiteit van Eichstatt in Duitsland. Ze werkt als (mode)journaliste voor verschillende magazines en geeft Business English.", The history of the corset proves that women have attached great importance to outward appearance and, This book includes wonderful pictures, interesting facts and funny quotations "The history of the corset proves that women have attached great importance to outward appearance and this since more than 2000 years. The corset was not a fashion item for the masses. The first flourishing period for the corset dates back to the Elizabethan and Spanish fashion between the 16th and 17th Century. The strict form of the corset went hand in hand with the fashion of the hoop skirt which was made in hard metal and accentuated female slenderness. The slender the loins, the more beautiful a woman." In Fashion Icons, Leen Demeester explores fashion trends throughout the centuries. She traces the origins of items of clothing such as the corset, the bra, the dress, the mini-skirt, trousers, accessories and high heels. These 'icons' show a distinct parallel between the history of women's appearance and the history of female emancipation. Top designers confirm that the image of a woman (and her place in society) still depends on her appearance and especially on the clothes she wears. Featured designers include: Marlies Dekkers, Jean Paul Gaultier, Manolo Blahnik, Edouard Vermeulen, Patrizia Pepe, Yves Saint-Laurent and Elvis Pompillo. Contents: The Corset The Bra High Heels The Mini Skirt The Dress Trousers and Trouser Suit Accessories

Read online ebook Leen Demeester - Fashion Icons : Fashion Trends Throughout the Centuries in MOBI, FB2, TXT