"The London Look: Fashion From Street To Catwalk" 2004 BREWARD, Christopher, EHRMAN, Edwina, EVANS Caroline

"The London Look: Fashion From Street To Catwalk" 2004 BREWARD, Christopher, EHRMAN, Edwina, EVANS CarolineBREWARD, Christopher, EHRMAN, Edwina, EVANS Caroline[174] pp. Yale University Press200411 1 2" x 10 1 8"Chapters: Gentlefolk in Town 91800 1830); Clothing a World City (1830 1860); Fashion in the Age of Imperialism (1860 1890); Popular Dressing (1890 1914); Glamorous Modernity (1914 1930); Broken Traditions (1930 1955); Post War Poses (1955 1975); Cultural Capital (1976 2000); Beyond 2000. From Savile Row to Carnaby Street, from the bohemian dress of

BREWARD, Christopher, EHRMAN, Edwina, EVANS Caroline

[174] pp.

Yale University Press

2004

11 1/2" x 10 1/8"

Chapters:

Gentlefolk in Town 91800-1830);

Clothing a World City (1830-1860);

Fashion in the Age of Imperialism (1860-1890);

Popular Dressing (1890-1914);

Glamorous Modernity (1914-1930);

Broken Traditions (1930-1955);

Post-War Poses (1955-1975);

Cultural Capital (1976-2000);

Beyond 2000.

From Savile Row to Carnaby Street, from the bohemian dress of the Oscar Wilde circle in the nineteenth century to the punk street styles of recent years, London has been a significant source of fashion style. This stunning book, a rich and stimulating history of two hundred years of London fashion, explores the circumstances and characteristics that have made the "London look” distinctive.

Focusing on the design, production, marketing, and consumption of clothing during this period, the authors place these activities in the context of social, cultural, and economic change in the capital. They move chronologically, discussing the rise of the West End as a center of fashionable life; the era of imperial fashion when London dominated the world politically and economically; the increasing democratization of fashionable dress; the challenges and conflicts of modernity; the school of couturiers that emerged midcentury; and the rise of the independent fashion designer and small boutiques. Finally, they describe the London punks who, toward the end of the twentieth century, theatricalized the street in a mood of social and sartorial dissent and paved the way for postmodern styles.

Lavishly illustrated, the book draws on photographs of the Museum of London’s remarkable collection of objects and images, and material from the London Institute.