Out-Of-Style: A Modern Perspective of How, Why and When Vintage Fashions Evolved, Paperback/Betty Kreisel Shubert

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Fascinated by fashion design and fashion history? Love vintage clothes & costume? Interested in Genealogy and how to time-date old family photos through fashion? Want a beloved fashion coffee table book filled with gems of social history? Need a stylish gift? Winner of FIVE AWARDS for Best Book 2017 rave video review by Jack Canfield of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2013 2016 Hollywood Book Festival Awards: History 2015 Beverly Hills International Book Awards: Performing Arts, Film & Theater 2014 USA Best Book Awards: Performing Arts, Film & Theater 2014 Family Tree Magazine UK, named "OUR TOP CHOICE" 40 Amazon 5-STAR reviews Famous Hollywood costume designer turned fashion historian and author-illustrator, Betty Kreisel Shubert, has written a ground breaking book inspired by the need of genealogists to date old family photos, as well as the research needs of vintage clothing collectors, costume designers, theatre companies, social historians, and Fashionistas. Fascinating gems of social history are woven into stories of How, Why, and especially When vintage fashions evolved ... written by an experienced costume designer with an insightful sense of humor ... making this a surprisingly good read. Over 700 charming, sequential illustrations reveal style clues that time-date clothes & old photographs of the 19th-21st centuries, making this, your primary "go-to" reference book... Out-of-Style has testimonials from famous genealogists, university professors of theatre, Disneyland designers, and many more. Out-of-Style has been added to all campus libraries at the prestigious FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) and at the Ringling College of Art and Design for their film program. Out-of-Style was reviewed by the Costume Society of America and added to their book store. "This broad compilation of evolving fashion...makes a valuable addition to any reference collection " says Kirkus Reviews. "As a real plus, it is a fabulo