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Kenneth: Shear Elegance

Giuseppe Longo, Forewords by Melissa Rivers and Garren
Available October 2020
Discover the story of the pioneering hairstylist who obliterated the once-omnipresent hat and transformed the…
Size: 8″ x 10″ x 7/8″ | 242 color and b/w images | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360039 | Binding: hard cover

$34.99
Denim Branded: Jeanswear’s Evolving Design Details

Nick Williams with Jenny Corpuz
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Most take for granted that a pair of jeans is not considered complete without patches, rivets, buttons, and other…
Size: 8″ x 10″ | 486 images | 272 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355776 | Binding: hard cover

$45.00
Darlings of Dress: Children’s Costume 1860–1920

Norma Shephard
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This nostalgic look at children’s costume, from 1860 to 1920, reveals diverse cultural influences on its…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 395 b/w & color images | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764349393 | Binding: hard cover

$34.99
Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of 1940s

Wade Laboissonniere
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Once upon a time, most clothes were sewn at home. Now and ever after, home-sewing patterns will provide the best…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 550 | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764303043 | Binding: soft cover

$29.95
Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1940s

2nd Edition
Wade Laboissonniere
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The most popular 1940s styles, from couture to everyday workclothes, ensembles, sportswear, lingerie, and evening…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 550 color photos | 196 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764332272 | Binding: soft cover

$29.99
Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalog: Early 1950s

Desire Smith
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Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Early 1950s focuses on wearable, collectible vintage clothing and…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 400 photos | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780764305191 | Binding: soft cover

$29.99
Jeans of the Old West

MIchael Harris
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The still popular blue jeans have their origins in the Old West frontier of San Francisco in the late 1800s….
Size: 8 1/2″ X 11″ | 300 color photos & illus. | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764335006 | Binding: hard cover

$34.99
Motorcycle Jackets: A Century of Leather Design

Rin Tanaka
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The leather motorcycle jacket is so much more than a coat; it’s a mentality. Beginning in the early twentieth…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 1006 photos | 272 pp
ISBN13: 9780764311505 | Binding: hard cover

$69.95
50s Popular Fashions: For Men, Women, Boys & Girls

Roseann Ettinger
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Those swinging 50s are fondly remembered in this bright and catchy book of everyday fashions for men, women, boys…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 633 color photos | 160 pp
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ISBN13: 9780887407246 | Binding: soft cover

$29.95
A Century of Fashion: Dress Pattern Illustrations, 1898-1997

Alice I. Duff
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An essential fashion industry resource, this new book presents a century of fashion illustrations from dress…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 345+ color and b/w images | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780764336980 | Binding: soft cover

$29.99
A Dandy Guide to Dating Vintage Menswear: WWI through the 1960s

Sue Nightingale
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Vintage clothing is a part of our style history, is an acceptable way to individualize the way we dress, and is an…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 640 color & b/w images | 272 pp
ISBN13: 9780764338908 | Binding: hard cover

$49.99
Aloha Attire: Hawaiian Dress in the Twentieth Century

Linda B. Arthur
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Over the years, various garments have become increasingly popular collectible items as they grant insight into the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 469 color photos | 192 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764310157 | Binding: hard cover

$49.95
Art Nouveau & Art Deco Fashion Postcards

Edith Weber
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Although familiar with the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods, most people may never have seen the fabulous and…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 233 color images | 112 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764332708 | Binding: hard cover

$29.99
Bathing Beauties of the Roaring '20s

Mary L. Martin
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The surf isn't the only thing turbulent in these shoreline images of over 100 nubile beauties. Women dressed…
Size: 6 x 6 | 106 | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764321160

$12.95
Beads In Fashion 1900-2000

Leslie Piña, Lorita Winfield & Constance Korosec
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Beads have been a fascinating method for embellishing fashion since ancient cultures sought personal adornment….
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 534 color photos | 192 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764307928 | Binding: hard cover

$39.95
Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s

Wade Laboissonniere
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During the 1950s, many women used their sewing skills to recreate the incredibly feminine styles that were adapted…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | over 600 color photos | 176 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764309199 | Binding: soft cover

$29.99
Bowling Shirts

Joe Tonelli & Marc Luers
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The bowling shirt is a unique work of art. With patterns and colors as varied as the bowlers who wore them,…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 600 color photos | 160 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764301179 | Binding: soft cover

$29.95
California Casual: Fashions, 1930s-1970s

Maureen Reilly
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Casual clothing, swimwear in particular, is strongly associated with the California lifestyle, and the design and…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 275 color photos, 65 b/w photos | 176 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764312465 | Binding: hard cover

$39.95
California Couture

Maureen Reilly
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High fashion clothing designers from California produced stunning wardrobes for Hollywood stars that were…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | hundreds of color photos | 208 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764309403 | Binding: hard cover

$49.95
Clothing & Accessories from the ’40s, ’50s, & ’60s: A Handbook and Price Guide

Jan Lindenberger
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The world of vintage clothing is a fun, exciting, rewarding area of collecting. This is particularly true of the…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 350 color photographs | 160 pp
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ISBN13: 9780764300233 | Binding: soft cover

$16.95