{"product_id":"1930s-fashion-the-definitive-sourcebook","title":"1930s Fashion: The Definitive Sourcebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sourcebook is a season-by-season appraisal of the fashions of the 1930s, with over 600 photos and illustrations. Includes analysis of the significance of the fashions, and the key designers and fashion houses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the turbulence of the 1930s emerged the Golden Age of Glamour. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFramed by two world-changing events – the economic crash of 1929 and the outbreak of the Second World War – the 1930s saw new looks emerge and thrive, despite economic and social uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was the decade of the bias cut, the statement shoulder, the puff sleeve, the tea dress, the fur shrug and the floor-length evening gown. It was also the era that saw Hollywood challenge Paris's fashion crown and its stars become fashion icons, signalling a new grown-up direction in womenswear design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with over 500 original photographs, illustrations and sketches from the decade, this is an essential guide for any fashion historian, student or vintage enthusiast. These classic images have been selected from popular fashion publications of the day, mail-order catalogues and Hollywood studio press shots, including material from \u003ci\u003eChic Parisien\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSears\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Femme Chic\u003c\/i\u003e and film studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthored and edited by renowned design historian, Charlotte Fiell, this volume also contains an authoritative introduction by fashion historian, Emmanuelle Dirix, as well as the biographies of the key designers and fashion houses of the period. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1594g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 194 x 244 x 49 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781787398894\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlotte Fiell","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44095162777850,"sku":"9781787398894","price":14.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/54324aefa64d6918c08057d3563ad4b7.jpg?v=1638157034","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/1930s-fashion-the-definitive-sourcebook","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}