Fashion History

[Jessi]

Hi all,
I wonder if someone can help me to find good information about Fashion history, from 1400 centuries up to now. Specalized into different classes. And information about the Corsets?
I would prefer to find all the info over the internet so if you know some good webside?
I can get the information in both Swedish and English.

Thank you.

Jessi

[Admin]

Hello,

You will find books about fashion history in a library. Please be more specific.

As you read Swedish you should try these topics about corsets:

http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/foru ... PIC_ID=382
http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/foru ... IC_ID=1095
http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/foru ... IC_ID=1708
http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/foru ... IC_ID=2334

/Henrik

[Jessi]

I,m looking after different Identity and how fashion constantly have changes over the years from everything from classes, identity etc.. Looking after good example for the "Trickle down theory"
I have seen I few books I,m interested to buy,but Can you give me some good exampels?

Thank you again

Jessi

[Vix Hq]

Christopher Breward discusses changes in fashion, class and identity from the 14th century to the present in "The Culture of Fashion". I seem to recall that he talks about the trickle down theory there as well. It's thoroughly theoretical book, and personally I don't agree with some of his conclusions, but it's still an interesting read.

/Vix.

[Eva Andersson]

I am personally very fond of Malcolm Barnard's <i>Fashion as communication</i> as an introduction to many of the theories concerning fashion and society. I don't buy his thoughts about fashion in eeh middle ages, but that really is just half a page and he can be excused because a) it really isn't his research period b) it isn't in any way the scope of the book.

Eva