History of Fashion

A laugh-out-loud visual history of the strangest piece of mens clothing ever created: the codpiece.The codpiece was fashioned in the Middle Ages to...

''Dame Anna Wintour might be one of the best-known and most successful journalists on the planet. But it wasn''t always like that. When she started...

This is a visual record of the British people's habits of dress from the Victorians to Britpop. Social history is reflected in the outfits of the t...

NEW DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION, AUTHORISED BY CHANEL Chanel is France's greatest figure... the most impetuous, the most brilliantly insufferable woma...

What is the kimono? Everyday garment? Art object? Symbol of Japan? As Terry Satsuki Milhaupt explains in this book, the kimono has served all of th...

Foreword by Kaffe Fassett A visual journey through the decades, Vintage Knitwear takes a close look at the key periods, significant styles, iconic ...

Foreword by Gerda Flöckinger Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history, including Lalique's Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentie...

Threadless.com is the phenomenally successful T-shirt company with more than 4 million tees sold since it began in 2000. It pioneered the online bu...

* 1980s fashion and culture, as seen on the deeply influential pages of BLITZ, the pioneering '80s style magazine * A wealth of stunning visuals, t...

The Dress of the Year is a deluxe study of exquisite fashion from 1963 to the present, drawn from the renowned collection at the Fashion Museum, Ba...

The shaping of the body through clothing has repeatedly played a major role across the centuries; in Europe changes in fashion were always accompan...

This is a fascinating look at the origins of the iconic cheongsam dress, and its social and cultural importance in Singapore. Spanning almost a cen...

While illustration was an essential element in promoting fashion in the first half of the twentieth century, photography has been the medium of cho...

Enter the world of sports fashion, and exercise in style. This is the story of the biggest names in sport and the brands who have clothed them. Pum...

On January 21, 1971, couturier Yves Saint Laurent presented his Spring-Summer haute couture collection. Inspired by the garments of the war years, ...

What did Vogue's first cover look like? When did film stars become part of the fashion industry? What led to the development of ready-to-wear cloth...

'Any woman can wear shoes and handbags: it's not a question of how tall you are, how skinny you are, how blonde or blue-eyed or tanned or whateve...