Would You Believe...in 1500, platform shoes were outlawed?: and other fashion follies - Softcover

Platt, Richard

9780199115037: Would You Believe...in 1500, platform shoes were outlawed?: and other fashion follies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199115036 ISBN 13: 9780199115037

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2008

Would You Believe...in 1500, Platform Shoes Were Outlawed? Fashion lovers and young historians can discover the amazing stories behind the clothes we wear as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international fashions past and present. Readers will learn about the often ridiculous clothes our ancestors wore such as tighter than tight herringbone corsets or posing tricorne hats, as well as a nod to equally ridiculous fashion influences and personalities... Full description

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Fashion lovers and young historians can discover the amazing stories behind the clothes we wear as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international fashions past and present. Readers will learn about the often ridiculous clothes our ancestors wore such as tighter than tight herringbone corsets or posing tricorne hats, as well as a nod to equally ridiculous fashion influences and personalities of the present day.

Book Description:

A fascinating journey into the evolution of things in our everyday lives; this book looks at the history of bizarre fashions from around the world

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