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Obsessed by dress

Authors:Tobi Tobias (Compiler), Chesley McLaren (Illustrator)

Summary: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

Print Book, English, ©2000

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Publisher: Beacon Press, Boston, ©2000

Genre:Quotations

Physical Description:175 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

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9780807006061, 9780807006078, 0807006068, 0807006076

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:43894065

Subjects:

Clothing and dress

Clothing and dress Quotations, maxims, etc

Costume Quotations, maxims, etc

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Obsessed by dress.

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