The Art of Dress Fashion in England and France 1750 to 1820 |
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| Author:
| Ribeiro, Aileen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-06287-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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Dress is the most fleeting of the arts, subject to the arbitrary dictates of fashion. It is also, however, the art that relates most closely to our lives, both as reflection of our self-image and, in the words of Louis XIV, as the mirror of history. This text examines English and French fashion from 1750 to 1820 by studying the art of the period and it shows how changes in dress reflected social, political and cultural developments in the two countries.
Dress is the most fleeting of the arts, subject to the arbitrary dictates of fashion. It is also, however, the art that relates most closely to our lives, both as reflection of our self-image and, in the words of Louis XIV, as the mirror of history. This text examines English and French fashion from 1750 to 1820 by studying the art of the period and it shows how changes in dress reflected social, political and cultural developments in the two countries.