20,000 Years of Fashion
by François Boucher
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalfashionslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest
Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is slow-burning, serious and fresh. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
"The ways that people have dressed and adorned themselves provide fascinating insights into human history--revealing personality, wealth, religion, social status, occupation, nationality, and much more ... 20,000 Years of Fashion is a definitive study of mankind's efforts to cover, decorate, and improve the appearance of the human body."--Cover.
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- Author
- François Boucher
- Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 441
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- Open Library
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