Everyday Fashions of the Twenties as Pictured in Sears and Other Catalogs

Rating:
Summary: nice book
Review: I bought this book for a college term paper on the Twenties and the stock market crash, and was pleasantly surprised when I got it. It is a very nice, tall, paperback book which actually has real pages from the Sears catalogs in the twenties. Intermixed are notes from the author about Americans and their clothes in the twenties. There are also pages that show children's and teens clothes, mens clothes as well as hats, scarves, and purses. I was even more shocked to find one of my great-grandmother's purses in here! (And even more surprised to see what she paid for it.) This is a very good book for showing what people actually wore on an everyday basis, instead of showing the over glammed hype I've seen with many other books on the twenties, which show flappers pushing the laws of the twenties. The author does a good job of putting some explanations in the book for the clothing showed and the prices as well, and gives the reader a hint of why some fashions were more popular than others in the 20's.

Rating:
Summary: nice book
Review: I bought this book for a college term paper on the Twenties and the stock market crash, and was pleasantly surprised when I got it. It is a very nice, tall, paperback book which actually has real pages from the Sears catalogs in the twenties. Intermixed are notes from the author about Americans and their clothes in the twenties. There are also pages that show children's and teens clothes, mens clothes as well as hats, scarves, and purses. I was even more shocked to find one of my great-grandmother's purses in here! (And even more surprised to see what she paid for it.) This is a very good book for showing what people actually wore on an everyday basis, instead of showing the over glammed hype I've seen with many other books on the twenties, which show flappers pushing the laws of the twenties. The author does a good job of putting some explanations in the book for the clothing showed and the prices as well, and gives the reader a hint of why some fashions were more popular than others in the 20's.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful images, and accuracy
Review: I loved looking at this book. It was facinating to see what people wore back then, and to see how little things cost. i totally enjoyed this book because it was like stepping back in time. i highly reccomend this book to anyone who enjoyed/enjoys the 1920's.

Rating:
Summary: The" Bees-Knees"!
Review: If you love fashion from the 1920's or just saw "Chicago" and would like more background on it,this is a worthwhile book to flip through. Some the pics are not the best quality and childrens clothes are only on one page. However, You really do,get an idea of what the average person wore back then,which may surprise some readers.All in all, A decent book for fashion history buffs.

Rating:
Summary: The" Bees-Knees"!
Review: If you love fashion from the 1920's or just saw "Chicago" and would like more background on it,this is a worthwhile book to flip through. Some the pics are not the best quality and childrens clothes are only on one page. However, You really do,get an idea of what the average person wore back then,which may surprise some readers.All in all, A decent book for fashion history buffs.