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Author/Editor: Stella Blum
ISBN 10:048625108X
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Over 130 fully illustrated pages from Sears catalogs offer historically accurate images of what men, women, and children wore throughout 1930s. Hundreds of illustrations reflect the era's mood of economic austerity and its departure from the flamboyance of Twenties fashions in favor of lower hemlines...  read more
 


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Over 130 fully illustrated pages from Sears catalogs offer historically accurate images of what men, women, and children wore throughout 1930s. Hundreds of illustrations reflect the era's mood of economic austerity and its departure from the flamboyance of Twenties fashions in favor of lower hemlines and garments made from more traditional, affordable materials.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 048625108X
ISBN 13: 9780486251080
Author/Editor: Stella Blum
Format: Book
Page Count: 144
Dimensions: 9 x 12
Publication date: August 1986

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