Demographics and Fashion Trends, Medieval to Modern (Paperback)

Demographics is the roadmap to the next Fashion Trend. Demographics is essential to the understanding, forecasting, planning, and implementation of many fashion initiatives. Short-Listed for the British Royal Society Science Book Award, this beautiful volume has over 550 color and black and white fashion illustrations. Many illustrations are full page, full color photographs of dresses from the world’s fashion museums, and many are period photographs never seen before in fashion books. Printed in Large Coffee Table Book Format, the photographs are a feast for the eyes. Demographic changes affect the designs of everything from Hats to Shoes and All the Garments In Between and Underneath. From Underwear to Outerwear, all these apparels are documented in chronological order in alignment with changing demographics. This volume contains dozens of contemporary newspaper articles on the Empire dress, Bloomer costume, crinoline dress, bustle dress,