1000 Dresses: The Fashion Design Resource

1000 Dresses: The Fashion Design ResourceThe study of the dress can reveal a wealth of information that can epitomize an era and provide insight into the historical, social, and cultural context of the time. Here, in this comprehensive library of 1,000 garments, the authors explore and document all aspects of the dress, from its evolution and impact on the fashion industry to its ability to move from functional garment to art form. A directory of dresses is organized by style, with

when so many have so much to gain

Symonds includes vivid portraits of the key decision-makers

Two best mates

wise counselor

Because Scarlet won't tell anyone who the father is

the Elephant with small ears

Norah has agoraphobia and OCD

you don't celebrate birthdays

where he meets Nathaniel Hawthorne at a picnic--and his life turns upside down

a spirited young woman who emigrated from Russia to New York at the turn of the twentieth century and fought tenaciously for equal rights

He'll need to stay strong

Like the greyhound who won't move