Children's Costumes
Children's Costumes
Harris, Carol
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Mason Crest Publishers
Just the Series: Twentieth-Century Developments In Fashion And Cost   

Series and Publisher: Twentieth-Century Developments In Fashion And Cost   

Annotation: Examines twentieth-century children's fashion trends, describing how hairstyles, uniforms, and clothing for formal and informal wear changed through the decades and were influenced by actors, adult styles, and world events.
Genre: [Cultural studies]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #3553336
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Copyright Date: 2003
Edition Date: 2003 Release Date: 09/01/04
Pages: 64 pages
ISBN: 1-590-84420-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-590-84420-5
Dewey: 391
LCCN: 2003000698
Dimensions: 29 cm.
Subject Heading:
Children's clothing. Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress. History. 20th century. Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress. United States. History. 20th century. Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress. Europe. History. 20th century. Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress.
Clothing and dress. History. 20th century.
Clothing and dress. United States. History. 20th century.
Clothing and dress. Europe. History. 20th century.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2004)

These books explain the relationship among twentieth-century fashion, image, and pop culture. The content is interesting, but it's superficially covered and zips by at lightning speed. Stock images, some badly cropped or of uneven quality, are scattered throughout. Some words bold-faced in the text don't appear in the glossary, and there is some unnecessary editorializing. There are six other fall 2003 books in this series. Directory, reading list, timeline. Ind. [Review covers these Twentieth-Century Developments in Fashion and Costume titles: North American Dress, Festivals, Children's Costumes, Men's Costumes, and Women's Costumes.]

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Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 2004)
Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
Reading Level: 7.0
Interest Level: 7-12

In the early 1900s, only children from reasonably wealthy families wore new clothes. Most wore hand-me-downs from relatives or neighbors. Storebought clothes that reflected fashion trends were reserved for Sunday best, and these fashions closely followed those of the adult world. Due to a growing appreciation of physical exercise at the beginning of the century, children's clothes became much more casual and practical. At the end of World War II, the birth of the teenager and the explosion of youth culture shook the adult world. Marlon Brando's motorbike gang hit the movies, while Elvis Presley gyrated his hips. Then came moptops and hippies, followed by glam-rockers, punks, and grunge waifs. By the 1990s, a complete turn-around had taken place, and the casual sporty clothes of children and teenagers set the trend for the older generation. Children's Costumes chronicles the developments in children's fashion throughout the 20th century and looks at how they reflected changes in societ's attitude towards youth and children. Book jacket.y

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