Fashion and Costume in American Popular Culture: A Reference Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0313294127
- ISBN-13
- 9780313294129
- Category
- Social Science / Popular Culture
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Valerie Oliver
Description
Provides a convenient and unique look at fashion and costume literature and how it has developed historically. Discusses subjects from jeans to wedding dresses.
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- 1996-09-24
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