History of Women's Fashion

Reviewed by: Heidi Whelan - McArthur Library, Biddeford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 14, 2015

Review

History of Women's Fashion is an interesting book. It can be read as a book or you can unfold it to a six and a half foot chart that chronicles the history of fashion. Each fashion depicted has details of the garment on the back of the picture. The information ranges from famous people who wore the clothing to what was thought to influence the style. It explores social and political events that contributed to style evolution. I wish it was just in book format as it's a bit inconvenient to have to look on the back of each picture to read the description. The information printed under the picture would have garnered this book a 'must read' recommendation. I also worry about the longevity of the physical book. It's printed on heavy card stock to facilitate the chart aspect of the book and I feel it will get torn and bent easily. A reader who is interested in fashion or history would enjoy this informative book.

Overall Book Score: very good