The suit is still the uniform du jour for millions of men that can be seen everywhere from boardrooms to bawdy bars. It ranges from the anonymous and dignified dress of politicians and businessmen to the expression of dandified tendencies for the young or fashionable. This lushly illustrated review examines the fascinating history of the evolution of the modern suit from the days of the 19th-century tailor-made to the mass industrialization of the early part of the 20th century. The path whereby the dress of the ruling ...
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The suit is still the uniform du jour for millions of men that can be seen everywhere from boardrooms to bawdy bars. It ranges from the anonymous and dignified dress of politicians and businessmen to the expression of dandified tendencies for the young or fashionable. This lushly illustrated review examines the fascinating history of the evolution of the modern suit from the days of the 19th-century tailor-made to the mass industrialization of the early part of the 20th century. The path whereby the dress of the ruling classes became the utilitarian outfit of the worker is also traced, along with a study of the progression of suit style over subsequent decades, including the fabrics and cuts used.
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Fine in Fine jacket. London: Pavilion, 2010. First edition. First printing, with full number line. Hardcover. Full black cloth, silver spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy. Publishers original price intact on rear jacket cover (£25.00). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Quarto (12 x 9 inches), 200 pages, profusely illustrated in black and white and color. "Sharp Suits" traces the evolution of the tailored mens suit from Victorian formality to contemporary fashion, covering styles such as the double-breasted, striped, checked, and white suits, along with chapters on Savile Row, Italian tailoring, music, film, and iconic wearers from the Duke of Windsor to David Bowie. Eric Musgrave (born 1950) is a British fashion journalist and author of several works on menswear history and tailoring.
Add this copy of Sharp Suits to cart. $74.16, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Pavilion.
