The Gale Encyclopedia Of Fashion, costume, and culture: clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear through the ages Volume 4

For assignments requiring research on cultures and customs, fashion and costume information through the eras is frequently needed by middle school students. U - X - L 's "Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages" has all the answers in a comprehensive, chronologically based, affordably priced, four color, 5-vol. set. With typical U - X - L high quality, "Fashion, Costume, and Culture" provides facts and information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century. In 500 entries, detailed information about clothing, hairstyles, tattoos, jewelry, body piercing, feet binding and other types of fashion or style is examined. Additionally, entries explain the fashion or style within the context of the traditions, customs, rituals or practices it relates to, as well as its significance to society or culture. Entries follow a standardized format to ensure that students can easily do comparisons. Arranged chronologically, each era, century or decade begins with a short synopsis of the historical highlights. With further division of the information by region, similar nations, countries and cultures are presented together and include an overview broken up with numerous subheads leading students directly to the information they need. For additional ease-of-use, information on specific fashion items and the country or culture that used them is divided into four main topics areas including: Clothing Footwear Hairstyles and headgear Body decoration To ensure relevancy for student research needs, entries were selected based on middle school curriculum, as well as their importance to a particular culture or country. Additionally, "Fashion, Costume, and Culture" is written at a seventh-grade reading level with difficult terms or concepts explained in each entry. Features include 400 color and black-and-white photos and illustrations; a timeline; words-to-know section; sidebars with related information; sources for further reading; an index; and more. Contents......Page 4 Entries by Alphabetical Order......Page 25 Entries by Topic Category......Page 38 Reader’s Guide......Page 49 Contributors......Page 53 Timeline......Page 55 Words to Know......Page 62 Volume 5: Modern World - Part II: 1946 - 2003......Page 0 Volume 4: Modern World - Part I: 1900 - 1945......Page 2 From Riches to Ruin: 1900–18......Page 67 Civilian Dress in Wartime (box)......Page 69 Clothing......Page 71 Headwear......Page 102 Body Decorations......Page 112 Footwear......Page 119 Roaring Twenties: 1919–29......Page 126 Clothing......Page 130 Headwear......Page 155 Body Decorations......Page 167 Footwear......Page 176 Difficult Years: 1930–45......Page 183 Hollywood Influences Fashion (box)......Page 186 Clothing......Page 189 Headwear......Page 218 Body Decorations......Page 225 Footwear......Page 232 Where to Learn More......Page 239 Index......Page 242 Contents 4 Entries by Alphabetical Order 25 Entries by Topic Category 38 Reader’s Guide 49 Contributors 53 Timeline 55 Words to Know 62 Volume 1: The Ancient World -1 Volume 2: Early Cultures -1 Volume 3: European Culture from the Renaissance to the Modern Era -1 Volume 4: Modern World - Part I: 1900 - 1945 2 1900–18 67 From Riches to Ruin: 1900–18 67 Civilian Dress in Wartime (box) 69 Clothing 71 Headwear 102 Body Decorations 112 Footwear 119 1919–29 126 Roaring Twenties: 1919–29 126 Clothing 130 Headwear 155 Body Decorations 167 Footwear 176 1930–45 183 Difficult Years: 1930–45 183 Hollywood Influences Fashion (box) 186 Clothing 189 Headwear 218 Body Decorations 225 Footwear 232 Volume 5: Modern World - Part II: 1946 - 2003 -1 Where to Learn More 239 Index 242 Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs v. 1. The ancient world v. 2. Early cultures across the globe v. 3. European culture from the Renaissance to the modern era v. 4. Modern world part I: 1900-1945 v. 5. Modern world part II: 1946-2003 Electronic version of Fashion, costume, and culture. Detroit : UXL, 2004. 5 v.