Obsessed by dress
Tobi Tobias (Compiler), Chesley McLaren (Illustrator)
Self-adornment (or its stern refusal) has been an unquenchable human impulse in all eras and places. From the toga to the little black dress, Tobi Tobias considers no less than the entire history of the human struggle with fashion by juxtaposing observations from philosophers, writers, and designers-from Plato to Coco Chanel--so that the authors speak to each other about the power of fashion
Quotations
175 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
9780807006061, 9780807006078, 0807006068, 0807006076
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