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Why'd they wear that? : fashion as the mirror of history / Sarah Albee ; foreword by Tim Gunn.

Author: Albee, Sarah, author.

Physical Description192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Note:That's a wrap: the ancient world: 10,000 B.C. - A.D. 1000 -- Keeping the faith: the middle ages: 1000 - 1400s -- Going global: the age of exploration: 1400s - early 1500s -- Ruff & ready: the Renaissance: 1500s - early 1600s -- Lighten up!: the age of reason: 1600s - 1700s -- Hats (and heads) off: revolutionary times: mid-1600s - early 1800s -- Growing pains: marching toward modernity: mid-1700s - early 1900s -- Labor pains: the industrial revolution: mid-1800s - early 1900s -- Class dismissed: world at war: the 20th century & beyond -- What can you do? -- Time line.

Note:Move over Project Runway. Get ready to chuckle your way through centuries of fashion do's and don'ts! In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will learn about the outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts, why people wore what they did is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history.ical, and moral climates throughout history.

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Author:
Albee, Sarah, author.
Subject:
Fashion.
Clothing and dress.
Personal Name:
Gunn, Tim, writer of foreword.