Author: Tina SkinnerPublisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Illustrations of clothing available for purchase from the catalog.
Children's Fashions, 1900-1950, as Pictured in Sears Catalogs
Author: JoAnne OlianPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486423258
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The pages of this new book, excellently reproduced from rare copies of Sears catalogs, depict what average American youngsters, ages 4 to 16, were wearing during the first half of the twentieth century. Here, among other items, are Knickerbocker suits from 1914, starting at $1.95; elegant organdy and chiffon party dresses from 1918, selling at an average price of $4.28; boys' cowboy, Indian, and baseball outfits for less than two dollars; aviator helmets, knitted hats, and golf-styled caps, all under $1.00; and a selection of fashionable coats for the high school crowd in 1946, starting at $12.98. A rich social document that will interest a wide audience of social historians and fashion enthusiasts, this panoramic window to the past will also appeal to anyone fascinated by fashions of a bygone era.
Author: Tina SkinnerCatalog
Author: Robin CherryPublisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568987392
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Since 1872 when traveling salesman Aaron Montgomery Ward realized he could eliminate the middleman and sell goods directly to his customers, Americans have had an ongoing love affair with the mail-order catalog, which continues undiminished even in today's online-driven world. The practical can find deals on furniture and clothing in L.L.Bean and Sears, the extravagant can consider his and hers matching helicopters, windmills, hot-air balloons, and submarines in the Neiman Marcus Fantasy Catalog; those looking to get their pulses racing can browse Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch; while our inner swashbuckler can travel the world through the pages of the J. Peterman Owner's Manual where Moroccan caftans, Russian Navy t-shirts, and wooden water buckets from rural China entice the imagination. In Catalog: The Illustrated History of Mail Order Shopping, Robin Cherry traces the timeline of these snapshots from American history and discovers along the way how we dressed, decorated our houses, worked, played, and got around. From corsets to bell-bottoms, from baby-doll dresses and Doc Martens all the way to iPods, the history of these catalogs is the history of our lives and our culture. GIs during World War II were kept company by the models in the pages of lingerie catalogs; hockey goalies fashioned makeshift shin guards out of them during the Great Depression, and creative children across the country still play with homemade paper dolls cut from clothing catalogs. A number of celebrities got their start modeling for catalogs: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Katherine Heigl, Matthew Fox, and Angelina Jolie. Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan both got their first guitars from the Sears catalog. Organized into categories such as clothing, food, animals, and houses, author Robin Cherry explores the vivid stories behind Sears, Montgomery Ward, Lillian Vernon, Harry & David, Jackson & Perkins, and of course, 45 years of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. Insightful historical commentary places these catalogs in their social context, making this book a visual pleasure and a historically important piece of Americana.
Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs
Author: Desire SmithPublisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Taken from the pages of the Sears Catalog, here are the fashion statements of the early 1970s. It was the age of the mini-skirts, hip-huggers, and bell-bottoms, skimp-sleeved pullovers and slink knit shirts. Using 400 original Sears illustrations, most in color, captions provide accurate and detailed information about the many fashions illustrated as well as original prices and today's values as vintage clothing.
Author: Boris EmmetEveryday Fashions of the Forties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs
Author: JoAnne OlianPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486269183
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
What American men, women and children wore in the 1940s, shown in 122 fully illustrated and captioned pages selected from rare copies of Sears catalogs, reproduced in large format on high-quality glossy stock. Hundreds of detailed drawings depict hats, overcoats and shoes, suits and dresses, sportswear, undergarments, corsetry, neckties, rainwear, and personal accessories.
Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs
Author: Tina SkinnerPublisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Fashions of the late 1970s are taken from the Sears catalogs with original prices and current day values. Here are disco era dresses and the buckled-down cowboy look of the macho man. Earth shoes, peasant clothing, safari suits, ski wear, and surfing shorts as well as polyester plaid suits and blue jeans. All this for the collector, fashion aficionado, and designer.
Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs
Author: Joy ShihPublisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Meet the book that defined fashion for generations of Americans in the twentieth century-the Sears Catalog. European couture designs were beautiful in fashion magazines but the average person with an average income shopped for clothing in department stores. The Sears Catalog brought household goods and fashionable clothing to everyone, whether they had access to a department store or not. Pictured here is clothing for men, women, and children taken from actual Sears Catalogs from the late 1950s, along with descriptions and original prices. Current values for some items are included as a reference guide for collectors of 1950s vintage clothing. Who can forget slim sheaths and whirly skirts, rolled-up dungarees and pedal pushers, bouffant slips and taffeta prom gowns, fraternity prep jackets and children's western wear? With more than 400 color photographs, this book offers a nostalgic look into fashionable clothing of an era which defined an entire generation.
Everyday Fashions of the Forties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs
Author: JoAnne OlianPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486319733
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
What American men, women, and children wore in the 1940s, shown in 122 fully illustrated and captioned pages selected from rare copies of Sears catalogs. Reproduced in large format on high-quality glossy stock.
