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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Albee, Sarah     Subjects     Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Clothing and dress -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Albee, Sarah       by title:      Why'd they wear that...       by call number:      391.009 A328w     Search the Web     Albee, Sarah     Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Clothing and dress -- History -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Why'd they wear that? : fashion as the mirror of history / Sarah Albee ; foreword by Timothy Gunn. by Albee, Sarah National Geographic, c2015. Call #: 391.009 A328w Subjects Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Clothing and dress -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781426319198 (hc.) 1426319193 (hc.) Alternate title:  Why did they wear that? Description:  192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index. Contents:  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. Summary:  Learn about 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. Other authors:  Gunn, Tim Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 391.009 A328w Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 391.009 A328w Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 391.009 A328w Childrens Books Checked out Jul 18, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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