Fashion: The Whole Story

‘A serious yet readable history that takes the reader from the togas and tunics of early civilizations to the age of ASOS’ Telegraph Fashion: The Whole Story provides a global history of fashion and traces the evolution of fashion design period by period and trend by trend. - Organized chronologically, covering Greco-Roman draped clothing and the silk court dress of the Chinese Tang dynasty through to contemporary sportswear designers and Japanese street fashion - Places key fashion pieces in the context of social and cultural developments, with historical timelines highlighting important influences and events - Takes you inside the process of creating haute couture, from concept to catwalk - Written by an international team of experts led by Marnie Fogg.