Product Description

-Diverse appeal - hip young consumer crowd into retro clothes and veteran collectors with a passion and an eye for vintage

-Vintage clothing is featured in 64,000 auctions daily on eBay

From 1920s flapper dresses to 1950s beaded cardigans and bell-bottom jeans of the '70s, vintage clothing is helping to define today's fashions. This book covers pricing and history of affordable items sold at general stores including Sears and Montgomery-Ward, as well as expensive couture from leading designers such as Chanel and Dior. In this handy guide, historians, collectors and consumers with an eye for fashion will discover:

-Clothes and accessories from the 1800s-1979 for men, women and children

-1,200 detailed color photos to assist with identification

-History snippets about each era featured

-Prices and identification for more than 2,500 items

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108290 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages