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McKean, Erin.

The hundred dresses : the most iconic styles of our time / Erin McKean ; illustrated by Donna Mehalko.

New York : Bloomsbury, ©2013.

213 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Presents a visual A-to-Z reference profiling iconic vintage and modern dresses, combining evocative illustrations with assessments of each depicted style, their famous wearers, and typical accessories.

Dresses.

Women's clothing.

Fashion design.

Includes bibliographical references.

The addicted to love -- The airship hostess -- The Amish -- The Anne Shirley -- The artist's smock -- The Austen -- The baby doll -- The bandage dress -- The beauxhemian -- The biohazard -- The Bond girl -- The bouquet -- The breakfast at Tiffany's -- The bubble dress -- The caftan -- The Chanel ingenue -- The Chanel jersey dress -- The cheongsam -- The Cher -- The classic bride -- The classic party dress -- The country music star -- The cowgirl -- The cupcake bride -- The debutante -- The depression housewife -- The dirndl -- The Disney -- The Dorothy -- The dress for success -- The Duro -- The Dynasty -- The face -- The first Oscar -- The flamenco -- The flapper -- The flashdance -- The flower child bride -- The Fortuny -- The garden party -- The Grecian gown -- The Guinevere -- The gypsy -- The Hamill -- The hostess/patio dress -- The huipil -- The invisible dress -- The is-it-a-shirt? -- The J-Lo -- The Jackie -- The Japanese fashion -- The Jersey Shore -- The jumper -- The June Cleaver -- The kimino -- The Laura Ingalls Wilder -- The leather dress -- The let's go ice dancing! -- The Lolita -- The Madame X -- The Mae West/Joan Holloway -- The Marilyn -- The Mary Quant -- The maternity -- The Miss Havisham -- The modern bride -- The Mondrian -- The Mouret -- The November pain -- The Peggy Olson -- The polo dress -- The Pretty woman -- The Queen Elizabeth I -- The Queen Elizabeth II -- The Rosie's day off -- The sack -- The safari -- The sari -- The Scarlett O'Hara -- The shirtdress -- The siren -- The slip dress -- The space age -- The space empress -- The square dancing -- The steampunk -- The stewardess -- The stunt dress -- The swan -- The T-shirt dress -- The tennis dress -- The Times Square -- The Titanic -- The turtleneck-hooded cowl dress -- The Vionnet -- The Vreeland -- The wench -- The women -- The wrap dress -- The Xena.

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