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Fabulous Frocks

No item of clothing has endured for longer than the dress. Yet the last century alone has seen the most radical changes of style - hemlines swinging from ankle to thigh; outlines alternating between the body-hugging and the bell - and our fascination with the frock has not gone away. From Gres draping to Diors New Look from Mary Quants mini to Hussein Chalayans mechanical marvels this book looks at the dress in twentieth century fashion. Thematic chapters (Changes Feminine Sex Must-haves Fantasy Classical and Art) set out the inspirations and implications for each new change alongside the stunning photography. It is more than eighty years since Coco Chanel invented the little black dress but every woman still has one in her wardrobe today. Its decades since women discovered trousers and
separates but every woman dreams of wearing a glorious glamorous gown at least once whether its on a Hollywood red carpet or just on her wedding day. Fabulous Frocks is a book to fire a fashionistas imagination.
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No item of clothing has endured for longer than the dress. Yet the last century alone has seen the most radical changes of style
- hemlines swinging from ankle to thigh; outlines alternating between the body-hugging & the bell
- & our fascination with the frock has not gone away. From Gres draping to Diors New Look from Mary Quants mini to Hussein Chalayans mechanical marvels this book looks at the dress in twentieth century fashion. Thematic chapters (Changes Feminine Sex Must-haves Fantasy Classical & Art) set out the inspirations & implications for each new change alongside the stunning photography. It is more than eighty years since Coco Chanel invented the little black dress but every woman still has one in her wardrobe today. Its decades since women discovered trousers & separates but every woman dreams of wearing a glorious glamorous gown at least once whether its on a Hollywood red carpet or just on her wedding day. Fabulous Frocks is a book to fire a fashionistas imagination.

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Black - A colour which does not emit any colour of the spectrum. Black absorbs all frequencies of the spectrum.
Red - One of the three primary colours
Trousers - An item of clothing. Trousers cover each leg individually unlike a skirt. Trousers stars at the waist and finish at persons ankle.
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Fire - the release of energy through heat and light.
Carpet - A layer of fabric that goes in homes to cover the flooring, can help with insulation.
Chanel - A luxury French brand most know for clothing accessories and beauty.

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