Sunday, January 24, 2016

Mander, Sanna. History of Women’s Fashion.

Mander, Sanna.  History of Women’s Fashion.     Candlewick Press  2015  n.p.  $17.99  ISBN 978-0-7636-7962-0  ms/hs  Nonfiction  VG-BNS           

This accordion-folded book, a timeline of women’s fashion from the 1300s, when the author states that fashion began, through the current day, provides an overview of the key fashion pieces for women.

While
it is a single page, accordion folded, this book also has double-page spreads.  The first of these represents the 1300s thru 1914), and the subsequent ones each represent a decade of women’s fashion.  Readers can choose to enjoy the images of each fashion trend following the colorful timeline found on one side of the accordion, or the textual descriptions of the fashions found on the verso of the page.  The book concludes with a most informative section entitled “Ten things that started new fashion trends.

This is the second title in this planned series and,
like the first, is an exemplar of this type of book.  Beautifully illustrated and very well written, the book is certain to fully engage its readers.  Highly recommended for inclusion in any school or public-library collection.     

Summary: This accordion-folded book, a timeline of women’s fashion from the 1300s, when the author states that fashion began, through the current day, provides an overview of the key fashion pieces for women.


Women’s Fashion                                             --Lynn Fisher

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