History of 20th Century Fashion

It is doing all this today, but, in addition, its structure and even its entity have progressively changed in a way that has no precedent.

and social and economic

The new look that science, industrial development, technology

The civilisation and the social history of the twentieth century have swept right out of the context of previous times

How this has happened and what events and people have been the main contributors to it is a story that has no parallel from the past

It moves under a constant floodlight of publicity

Fashion is no longer dictated by High Society

the impact of new fibres and manufacturing techniques

two world wars

succession of youth explosions: mini skirts, punk, sportswear and environmentally-conscious fashion