First published 2020
Iconic designer Andrew Bolton takes readers on a captivating tour through fashion's most pivotal moments. From the Victorian era's corseted silhouettes to the freewheeling 60s, he reveals how each epoch's styles reflected the zeitgeist. As Bolton uncovers forgotten design innovations and cultural influences, a vivid tapestry of sartorial history emerges. Ultimately, this richly illustrated work shows how the cyclical nature of fashion allows us to better understand - and even predict - the trends of tomorrow.
Genres: biography, art, 20th-century, 21st-century, art-history, design, fashion, fashion-design
Vibes: captivating, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-nonfiction, informative
Period: Victorian-Era, 1960s
400 pages · Hardcover · Metropolitan Museum of Art