The Anatomy of Fashion: Why We Dress the Way We Do

by Colin McDowell

Why do we dress the way we do? Why has fashion changed and evolved over the centuries? How did the 3-piece suit come about? Why have hemlines risen and fallen over time? In The Anatomy of Fashion, respected fashion commentator Colin McDowell goes beyond standard fashion histories and narrative surveys to answer these questions and many more.

Uniquely structured, taking the reader through fashion and dress from head to toe - the whole...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714849472
• ISBN13: 9780714849478
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 4.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.8" x 12.3"