Day costumes, evening wear, sports clothes, shoes, hats, other accessories in over 1,000 detailed engravings. Very thorough identification of styles, materials, colors by editor. An introduction by Stella Blum covers the history of Harper's Bazar and examines the various phases fashion went through between 1867 and 1898. "An endlessly entertaining book." - Theatre Design and Technology.
I BUSTLES AND PUFFS (1867-1874)
II NATURAL FORM AND CUIRASS BODY (1875-1882)
III RETURN OF THE BUSTLE (1883-1890)
IV HOURGLASS FIGURE (1891-1898)
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