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'A beautiful informative book to browse at your leisure and an ideal addition to adorn the coffee table of a twenty-first century living room.' --Wardrobe (West of England Costume Society)
'It's darling ... sumptuous' --The Mail on Sunday
'A rainbow-bright sourcebook of scarves ... reveals some unexpected gems'
--Harper's Bazaar
'A rich and welcome compendium, an invaluable resource for designers, collectors and humble pattern addicts alike' --The World of Interiors
'Fashion fans will love this book' --The Sunday Express
'A real treat for collectors, designers and anyone interested in how scarves reflect the changes in fashion, design and society from the start of the 20th century to modern day'
--The National Online
'A beautifully produced tome with full-page, full-colour illustrations of exquisite scarves ... a book to treasure.' --Scotland on Sunday
'Fab' --mysilkyscarf.com
'Fashion fans will love this book'
--International Express
'Handsome ... a definitive guide to 20th-century scarves' --The Irish Tatler
'Gorgeous ... 'I don't give a chic!' reads the subversive slogan on a 1990s scarf by Moschino. This book will appeal precisely to those who do' --Country Life
'Fascinating ... the neck's big thing'
--The Lady
'It's darling ... sumptuous' --The Mail on Sunday
'A rainbow-bright sourcebook of scarves ... reveals some unexpected gems'
--Harper's Bazaar
'A rich and welcome compendium, an invaluable resource for designers, collectors and humble pattern addicts alike' --The World of Interiors
'Fashion fans will love this book' --The Sunday Express
'A real treat for collectors, designers and anyone interested in how scarves reflect the changes in fashion, design and society from the start of the 20th century to modern day'
--The National Online
'A beautifully produced tome with full-page, full-colour illustrations of exquisite scarves ... a book to treasure.' --Scotland on Sunday
'Fab' --mysilkyscarf.com
'Fashion fans will love this book'
--International Express
'Handsome ... a definitive guide to 20th-century scarves' --The Irish Tatler
'Gorgeous ... 'I don't give a chic!' reads the subversive slogan on a 1990s scarf by Moschino. This book will appeal precisely to those who do' --Country Life
'Fascinating ... the neck's big thing'
--The Lady
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Indispensable accessories and sought-after collectors items, scarves were an important innovation of 20th-century fashion, and were at the height of their popularity in the 1940s and 1960s. This is the definitive work on scarves in the 20th century, featuring artists designs, important textile designers and designer brands, as well as the wider role of scarves in social history and advertising.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an amazing large book full of beautiful pictures of vintage as well as more modern scarves.
The author has obviously done quite a lot of research and tells us the history of scarves from when they were first made,the different types there is (Advertising,collectables, the designer scarf, artist's scarves,textile designers,the great scarf companies,historic scarves, the travel scarf).
If you are interested in vintage textile and scarves then this is a fantastic book.
The author has obviously done quite a lot of research and tells us the history of scarves from when they were first made,the different types there is (Advertising,collectables, the designer scarf, artist's scarves,textile designers,the great scarf companies,historic scarves, the travel scarf).
If you are interested in vintage textile and scarves then this is a fantastic book.
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I bought this book as a birthday gift for my Mum and she is delighted with it. The scarf-style fabric cover gives this book a really upmarket feel and there are loads of great illustrations and photographs. A proper coffee table book.
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