Rarity Human Costumes

A microhistory in the vein of Salt and Cod exploring the biological, evolutionary, and cultural history of one of the world's most fascinating fibers. Most people don't give a second thought to the stuff on their head, but hair has played a crucial role in in fashion, the arts, sports, commerce, forensics, and industry. In Hair, Kurt Stenn ― one of the world's foremost hair follicle experts ― takes readers on global journey through history, from fur merchant associations and sheep farms�... [Read More]

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum’s internationally renowned historic costume collection. The nearly 25,000-object collection comprises fashionable women’s and men’s garments and accessories from the 18th through the 20th century. It features sumptuous 19th-century gowns from the House of Worth, exquisite works by the great 20th-century French couturiers, iconic Surrealist-based designs of Elsa Schiaparelli, sportswear classics f... [Read More]

Corsets in one form or another have existed since biblical times. By the 19th century, they were so firmly entrenched in feminine life that it seemed impossible to live without them. These foundation garments altered more than the figure — their restrictions affected the wearer's behavior as well as impressions of her character. Until they were supplanted by diet and exercise, corsets offered the customary means of obtaining the currently popular shape: the rigidly flat torso and raised bosom ... [Read More]

The provocative punk aesthetic and its incendiary influence on high fashion Since its origins in the 1970s, punk has had an explosive influence on fashion. With its eclectic mixing of stylistic references, punk effectively introduced the postmodern concept of bricolage to the elevated precincts of haute couture and directional ready-to-wear. As a style, punk is about chaos, anarchy, and rebellion. Drawing on provocative sexual and political imagery, punks made fashion overtly hostile and threat... [Read More]

This lavishly illustrated book presents a rich variety of European tapestries from the Art Institute of Chicago. These exquisite tapestries include medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque examples, manufactured at almost all the major centers of production in many of the foremost workshops. Among the works discussed are The Annunciation, a Renaissance masterpiece designed by an artist in the circle of Mantegna; Autumn and Winter, based on designs by Charles Le Brun; and The Elephant, woven after a de... [Read More]

A lively and multifaceted portrait of a true icon of the fashion world of the 1970s. Universally renowned as the master of the total look, Walter Albini created his first collection in 1963. After a meeting with Mariuccia Mandelli he worked with the Krizia atelier and, during his latest season, beside Karl Lagerfeld. Research on dress-making and fabric is one of the all-time features of Albini’s work, to whom must be ascribed the birth of a new kind of relationship between the designer and the... [Read More]

The Glory of Russian Costume exhibition which this publication accompanies was created on the basis of materials drawn from the collections of leading Russian museums: the Pavlovsk Museum; the Arsenal Museum, Leningrad; the State Museums of the Kremlin, Moscow; the State Historical Museum, Moscow; and the State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad. At the time, the exhibition of Russian costume was shown abroad for the first time, but in Russia these items, along with an enormous number of others, are sh... [Read More]

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Dress up Pinkie Pie in fashions that she loves! In a new 3-inch size, this Pinkie Pie doll comes with 2 outfit pieces recognizable to her character, A pair of shoes, and a cup accessory to dress her up in her signature style. With 5 points of articulation for poseable fun. Collect all 4 My Little Pony Equestrian Girls fashion Squad dolls to mix and match more styles! (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.)my little pony Equestrian Girls and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbr... [Read More]

For True Believers Only Do you believe in magic? Are you one-of-a-kind? Is being a human too complicated? Be a unicorn this year. Flaunt your majesty as Hauntlook's Magical Unicorn. It's cute. It's colorful. It's cozy. What more could you ask for? For a magical friendship themed costume, pair up with Hauntlook's Rainbow Unicorn. Need something cornier than that? Pair up with Hauntlook's Corn Cob costume. Whether you partner up or go alone, your equestrian getup will remind everyone of the ... [Read More]