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PublisherNational Geographic Society

ISBN-101426319207

ISBN-139781426319204

eBay Product ID (ePID)202486127

Product Key Features

Book TitleWhy'd They Wear That? : Fashion As the Mirror of History

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicPeople & Places / General, Clothing & Dress, History / General, Art / Fashion

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorSarah Albee

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width9.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2015-302531

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Now see, the reason I like National Geographic Kids is that they're reliable. Take Why'd They Wear That? , for example. You know what you're getting here, even if you don't know the details. Mind you, the details are where all the good stuff is." - School Library Journal "Full of period images that show off every bustle, frill, and rivet, this wide-ranging guide to clothing throughout time will fascinate history and fashion buffs alike." - Publisher's Weekly " What a good idea for a book. And what a clever way to do it. As the subtitle says, this hefty, extensively illustrated book uses fashion to discuss the ways and whys people dress and how it reflects what's happening in their civilization. " - Booklist "...this is truly an ageless piece of work that does everything a book should do. This book educates, elucidates, and entertains and should be deemed required reading for anyone who is interested in fashion on any level." - New York Journal Of Books From the Hardcover edition., "Opening with a foreword by style guru Tim Gunn, this lavishly illustrated book presents history as a long and winding runway of fashion. In its brightly adorned pages, readers can gaze and gawk at the strange outfits humans have dreamed up since "casting off their smelly bear-skins" 10,000 years ago." - The Washington Post "...this is truly an ageless piece of work that does everything a book should do. This book educates, elucidates, and entertains and should be deemed required reading for anyone who is interested in fashion on any level." - New York Journal of Books "What a good idea for a book. And what a clever way to do it. As the subtitle says, this hefty, extensively illustrated book uses fashion to discuss the ways and whys people dress and how it reflects what's happening in their civilization." - Booklist "Now see, the reason I like National Geographic Kids is that they're reliable. Take Why'd They Wear That? , for example. You know what you're getting here, even if you don't know the details. Mind you, the details are where all the good stuff is." - School Library Journal "Full of period images that show off every bustle, frill, and rivet, this wide-ranging guide to clothing throughout time will fascinate history and fashion buffs alike." - Publisher's Weekly "Clothing history overviews are dependably entertaining, providing almost limitless opportunities to gawk and giggle at fashion missteps over millennia. Here Albee raises the bar, keeping the cruise appealingly light-hearted and brisk, while never losing sight of her promise to consider the whys as well as the whats of fashion." - Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books From the Hardcover edition., "Now see, the reason I like National Geographic Kids is that they're reliable. Take Why'd They Wear That? , for example. You know what you're getting here, even if you don't know the details. Mind you, the details are where all the good stuff is." - School Library Journal "Full of period images that show off every bustle, frill, and rivet, this wide-ranging guide to clothing throughout time will fascinate history and fashion buffs alike." - Publisher's Weekly From the Hardcover edition.

Grade FromFifth Grade

Dewey Decimal391.009

Grade ToNinth Grade

SynopsisMove over Project Runway. Get ready to chuckle your way through centuries of fashion dos and don'ts! In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts, why people wore what they did is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history., Move over Project Runway. Get ready to chuckle your way through centuries of fashion dos and don'ts In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts, why people wore what they did is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history.

LC Classification NumberGT518.A58 2015