Nylon : the manmade fashion revolution : a celebration of design from art silk to nylon and thinking fibres
Handley, Susannah1999
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Synthetics have been reinvented with every decade, from the simulated luxury of Rayon in the 1940s to the newest weaves of the nineties. The story of synthetics in fashion is one of chemical innovation, national pride, couture and street style.
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London : Bloomsbury, 1999.
Collation:
192p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.
ISBN:
9780747534457 (hbk)
Dewey class:
391.00904391.00904746.92391.009
Local class:
746.9209 COSTUME
Language:
English
BRN:
1343257
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