Fancy Dresses Described

Fancy Dresses Described
Author: Arden Holt
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486814254

Hundreds of glorious party costumes in this 1896 guide range from Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth to Swiss and Polish peasants. Alphabetical entries are enhanced by 20 color and 40 black-and-white illustrations.

Our Library

Our Library
Author: Library Association (Portland, Or.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 540
Release: 1915
Genre: Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
ISBN:

Oscar Wilde on Dress (ebook)

Oscar Wilde on Dress (ebook)
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: CSM Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-08-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0989532712

Including The Philosophy Of Dress by Oscar Wilde. The recent print version was the first this work had been for the first time it had been published in 128 Years, and in book form for the first time ever. Now this is the first ebook.The work now forms the centerpiece of this unique collection of Wilde's writings on dress. As a compendium this book also includes several rarely published period articles and letters by Wilde on dress and fashion, along with a related exchange of correspondence that forms an instructional discourse. In addition there are generously annotated and illustrated chapters that analyze the importance of dress in the historical context of the writing career of Oscar Wilde, and a comprehensive review of the influences, trends, characters and source material that informed the development of his dress philosophy.The whole constitutes a thorough examination of a previously overlooked aspect in the Wilde canon, which should prove to be of interest not only to Wildean scholars, but also to anyone who enjoys his style of writing. Oscar Wilde continues to be favorably reappraised as a one of the most culturally avant garde tastemakers of the late nineteenth century. In an ever fashion-conscious world it is fitting that the themes explored, like the author himself, are still relevant. In this respect the book will also be of historical value to fashion students, historians, and practitioners.