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The tenth in the series on British dress, this covers a period of dramatic change marked by Teddy Boy, beatnik, "swinging 60s" and hippy fashions. Trends include an increase of colour, unisex designs, informality and greater use of man-made fibres. The author ties in developments with social change, noting how women's increasing freedom and equality was reflected in the trouser suit, jeans and T-shirt; how the communication revolution created an atmosphere of striking but short-lived fashions such as hot-pants. The period also saw the end of the dominance of haute couteriers and the emergence of cheap, easy-care, mass-produced clothes aimed particularly at the young. Marion Sichel began her career as a costume designer for the theatre and now devotes her time to costume research.
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Costume Reference 10. 1950 to the Present Day, Marion Sichel
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- Released
- 1979
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- Title
- Costume Reference 10. 1950 to the Present Day
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marion Sichel
- Released
- 1979
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 72
- ISBN10
- 0713415096
- ISBN13
- 9780713415094
- Series
- Description
- The tenth in the series on British dress, this covers a period of dramatic change marked by Teddy Boy, beatnik, "swinging 60s" and hippy fashions. Trends include an increase of colour, unisex designs, informality and greater use of man-made fibres. The author ties in developments with social change, noting how women's increasing freedom and equality was reflected in the trouser suit, jeans and T-shirt; how the communication revolution created an atmosphere of striking but short-lived fashions such as hot-pants. The period also saw the end of the dominance of haute couteriers and the emergence of cheap, easy-care, mass-produced clothes aimed particularly at the young. Marion Sichel began her career as a costume designer for the theatre and now devotes her time to costume research.