World of Art: The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
World of Art: The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
Editor/Author
O'Hara Callan, Georgina
Publication Year: 2008
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-0-500-20313-2
Category: Arts & Leisure - Fashion
Image Count:
371
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Documents the universe of fashion from the mid-18th century through the late 1990s in short entries with many illustrations.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- A reader’s guide to the use of this book
- A
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Abraham
- accordion pleats
- acetate
- acrylic
- Adolfo
- Adri
- Adrian
- Aertex
- Aesthetic Dress
- Afro
- Agent Provocateur
- Agha, Mehemet Fehmy
- Agnès, B
- aigrette
- Alaïa, Azzedine
- Alençon lace
- Queen Alexandra
- Alexandre
- Alfaro, Victor
- Alice band
- A-line
- alpaca
- Amies, Hardy
- Andrevie, France
- Angels
- angora
- aniline dye
- animal prints
- ankle socks
- ankle straps
- Anna Karenina
- Annie Hall
- anorak
- Antoine
- Antonio
- Antwerp Six
- appliqué
- Aquascutum
- Aran
- Argentan lace
- Argyle
- Armani, Giorgio
- army surplus
- Arrow collars and shirts
- Art, goût, beauté
- Art Nouveau
- ascot
- Ashley, Laura
- astrakhan
- Avedon, Richard
- Azagury, Jacques
- B
- baby doll
- backpack
- Badgley Mischka
- bagheera
- Bailey, David
- Baker, Josephine
- Bakst, Léon
- balaclava
- Balenciaga, Cristobal
- balkan blouse
- ball gown
- ballerina skirt
- Ballets Russes
- balloon skirt
- balloon sleeve
- balmacaan
- Balmain, Pierre
- Balmoral boot
- Balmoral petticoat
- Banana Republic
- bandanna
- bandeau
- Banks, Jeff
- Banlon
- Banton, Travis
- barathea
- Barbier, George
- Bardot, Brigitte
- barège
- Baron, Fabien
- barrel shape
- Barthet, Jean
- Basile
- basque
- Bass Weejuns
- bateau neckline
- Bates, John
- bathing suit
- batik
- batiste
- Battelle, Kenneth
- battle jacket
- beanie
- Beaton, Cecil
- beaver
- bed jacket
- beehive
- Beene, Geoffrey
- Beer
- bell bottoms
- Bellville Sassoon
- belt
- Benetton
- Benito, Edouard
- Bérard, Christian
- Berardi, Antonio
- beret
- Beretta, Anne-Marie
- bergère
- Berhanyer, Elio
- Berlei
- bermuda shorts
- bertha
- Bettina blouse
- Biagiotti, Laura
- Bianchini-Férier
- bias cut
- big hair
- big shirt
- bikini
- Bikkembergs, Dirk
- biretta
- Birtwell, Celia
- bishop sleeve
- Blahnik Manolo
- Blass, Bill
- blazer
- Bloomer Amelia Jenks
- bloomers
- blouse
- blouson
- Blumenfeld, Erwin
- boa
- boater
- boating shoes
- bobby socks
- bodice
- Body Map
- bodystocking/bodysuit
- Bohan, Marc
- boilersuit
- bolero
- bombazine
- bomber jacket
- bonnet
- boots
- botany
- Bouché, René
- bouclé
- boudoir cap
- Bouët-Willaumez, René
- Bourdin, Guy
- Boutet de Monvel, Bernard
- boutique
- bow tie
- bowler
- box pleat
- bra slip
- braces
- braid
- Braque, Georges
- brassiere
- breton hat
- Brigance, Tom
- British warm
- broadcloth
- brocade
- broderie anglaise
- Brodovitch, Alexey
- brogue
- Brooks, Donald
- Brooks Brothers
- Bruce, Liza
- Brunelleschi, Umberto
- Brussels lace
- bubble cut
- bubble dress
- Burberry, Thomas
- burnous
- Burrows, Stephen
- busk
- bust bodice
- buster brown collar
- bustier
- bustle
- Busvine
- butcher’s boy cap
- Butterick, Ebenezer
- buttons
- Byblos
- C
- cable knit
- Cacharel, Jean
- caftan
- calico
- Callot, Soeurs
- Calman, Links
- cambric
- camel hair
- cameo
- camiknickers
- camisole
- camouflage
- camp shirt
- canvas
- cap
- cap sleeve
- cape
- Capezio
- capri pants
- Capucci, Roberto
- car coat
- cardigan
- Cardin, Pierre
- Carnaby, Street
- Carnegie, Hattie
- Carosa
- Carrickmacross lace
- Cartier
- cartwheel hat
- Carven
- Casely-Hayford, Joe
- Cashin, Bonnie
- cashmere
- Cassini, Oleg
- Castelbajac, Jean-Charles de
- Castillo, Antonio
- Castle, Irene
- catsuit
- Caumont, Jean-Baptiste
- Cavalli, Roberto
- Cavanagh, John
- celebrity designers
- Central Saint Martins
- Cerruti, Nino
- Chalayan, Hussein
- challis
- Chanel, Coco
- Chantilly lace
- Charles, Caroline
- charleston
- charmeuse
- Chase, Edna Woolman
- chatelaine
- check
- cheesecloth
- Chelsea
- chemise
- chemise dress
- chenille
- cheongsam
- chesterfield
- chiffon
- chignon
- chinchilla
- chintz
- chiton
- Chloé
- choker
- Chong, Monica
- Choo, Jimmy
- Cierach, Lindka
- cigarette pants
- circular skirt
- ciré
- Claiborne, Liz
- Clark, Ossie
- Clergerie, Robert
- cloak
- cloche
- clutch bag
- coat frock
- cocktail dress
- Cocteau, Jean
- computer-assisted design (CAD)
- Connolly, Sybil
- Conran, Jasper
- Conway, Gordon
- coolie hat
- corduroy
- co-respondent shoe
- Corfam
- corsage
- corset
- Cossack
- costume jewelry
- cotton
- Courrèges, André
- Courrèges boot
- court shoe
- Courtauld
- couture
- Coveri, Enrico
- cowboy
- cowl
- Cox, Patrick
- Crahay, Jules-François
- crape
- Creed, Charles
- Creed, Henry (the younger)
- crepe
- crepe de chine
- crepe georgette
- crepon
- crewneck sweater
- crinoline
- crochet
- crop
- cross
- Cruz, Miguel
- Cuban heels
- Cubism
- culottes (divided skirt)
- cummerbund
- cut-out dress
- cycling pants
- D
- Daché, Lilly
- Dacron
- Dagworthy, Wendy
- Dahl-Wolfe, Louise
- Dali, Salvador
- damask
- Danskin
- dart
- David, Jules
- de la Renta, Oscar
- de Luca, Jean-Claude
- de Meyer, Baron Adolphe
- de Rauch, Madeleine
- décolleté
- deconstructionists
- deerstalker
- Delaunay, Sonia
- Delineator, The
- Dell’Olio, Louis
- Delman, Herman B.
- Demeulemeester, Ann
- denim
- department stores
- derby
- Dessès, Jean
- dévoré
- di Camarino, Roberta
- di Verdura, Fulco
- Diaghilev, Sergei
- diamanté
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- Diesel
- Dior, Christian
- directoire
- dirndl
- disco
- djellabah
- Doeuillet
- dogstooth
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Dolly Varden
- dolman
- dolman sleeve
- Donegal tweed
- donkey jacket
- Donovan, Terence
- Dorothée, Bis
- dorothy bag
- Doucet, Jacques
- drainpipe trousers
- drawers
- Drécoll
- dress clip
- dressing gown
- Drian, Etienne
- drill
- dry cleaning
- Dryden, Helen
- Du Pont
- duffle bag
- duffle coat
- Dufy Raoul
- Duncan, Isadora
- dungarees
- duster
- Dynasty
- E
- Edward VIII
- Edwardian style
- Egyptian fashions
- Eisen, Mark
- Eisenhower jacket
- elastic
- Ellis, Perry
- Emanuel, David and Elizabeth
- embroidery
- empire line
- engageantes
- envelope bag
- Envol
- epaulet
- éponge
- Eric
- Erté
- espadrille
- Esprit
- Estevez, Luis
- ethnic
- Eton crop
- Eton jacket
- Eugénie, Empress
- executive
- F
- Fabrice, Simon
- faconné
- faggoting
- faille
- Fair Isle
- Fairchild, John
- fan
- Farhi, Nicole
- Fashion Institute of Technology
- fashionista
- Fath, Jacques
- Fauvism
- feathers
- fedora
- felt
- Fémina
- Fendi
- Féraud, Louis
- Ferragamo, Salvatore
- Ferre, Gianfranco
- Ferretti, Alberta
- Feuillets d’art, Les
- fichu
- Figueroa, Bernard
- Fiorucci, Elio
- Fisher, Harrison
- fishnet
- flannel
- flannelette
- flapper
- flea market clothes
- flip-flops
- flounce
- Fogarty, Anne
- folkloric
- Fontana
- Tom Ford
- Fortuny, Mariano
- Fouquet, Georges
- fox
- Fox, Frederick
- Fratini, Gina
- French, John
- frill
- Frissell, Toni
- Frizon, Maud
- frock coat
- frogging
- fun fur
- fur
- furbelow
- G
- gabardine
- Galitzine, Princess Irene
- Galliano, John
- gamine
- Gap, The
- Garbo, Greta
- garçonne La Garçonne
- garibaldi
- garter
- gather
- gaucho pants
- Gaultier, Jean-Paul
- gauntlets
- gauze
- Gazette du bon ton
- Genny
- georgette
- Gernreich, Rudi
- ghillie
- Ghost
- Gibb, Bill
- Gibson, Charles Dana
- Gibson Girl
- Gigli, Romeo
- gilet
- gingham
- Girbaud, François and Marithé
- girdle
- Givenchy, Hubert de
- Glamour
- gloves
- godet
- Goma, Michel
- Goût du jour, Le
- granny style
- Greco, Juliette
- Greenaway, Kate
- Greer, Howard
- Grès, Madame
- gretchen neckline
- Griffe, Jacques
- Grima, Andrew
- Grimm, Gerd
- grosgrain
- Gruau, Renè
- grunge
- G-string
- Gucci
- guernsey
- Guirlande, La
- gusset
- gypsy
- H
- hacking jacket
- Halston
- halter neck
- Hamnett, Katharine
- handbag
- handkerchief
- handkerchief points
- Handley-Seymour, Mrs
- haori
- Hardwick, Cathy
- harem pants/skirt
- Haring, Keith
- Harp, Holly
- Harper’s Bazaar
- Harris tweed
- Hartnell, Norman
- haute couture
- Hawaiian shirt
- Hawes, Elizabeth
- Head, Edith
- headscarf
- Hechter, Daniel
- heel-less shoes
- Heim, Jacques
- helmet
- Hepburn, Audrey
- Hepburn, Katharine
- Hermès
- Herrera, Carolina
- herringbone
- Hilfiger, Tommy
- hippie
- hipster
- H-line
- hobble skirt
- Honiton lace
- horseshoe collar
- Horst, P. Horst
- hot-pants
- hourglass
- housecoat
- Howell, Margaret
- Hoyningen-Huene, George
- Hulanicki, Barbara
- I
- ikat
- intarsia
- Irene
- Iribe, Paul
- Ivy League
- J
- jabot
- Jackson, Betty
- Jacobs, Marc
- jacquard
- Jacquard, Joseph-Marie
- Jaeger
- James, Charles
- Japanese
- Jardin des modes, Le
- Jeanmaire, Zizi
- jeans
- jellies
- Jenny
- jerkin
- jersey
- jersey costume
- jet
- jodhpurs
- John, Augustus
- John, John P.
- Johnson, Betsey
- Jones, Stephen
- Jourdan, Charles
- Journal des dames et des modes, Le
- Juliet cap
- jumper
- jumpsuit
- jute
- K
- Kamali, Norma
- Kangol
- Kaplan, Jacques
- karacul
- Karan, Donna
- kasha
- Kasper, Herbert
- Kawakubo, Rei
- Kelly, Patrick
- kersey
- kerseymere
- Khanh, Emanuelle
- Kiam, Omar
- kick pleat
- kilt
- kimono
- kimono sleeve
- King’s Road
- Klein, Anne
- Klein, Bernat
- Klein, Calvin
- Klein, Roland
- Klimt, Gustav
- knife pleats
- knitting
- Kors, Michael
- Koshino, Hiroko
- Koshino, Michiko
- Krizia
- Kumagai, Tokio
- L
- lace
- LaChapelle, David
- Lachasse
- Lacoste
- Lacroix, Christian
- Lagerfeld, Karl
- Lalique, René
- lambswool
- lamé
- Lamour, Dorothy
- Lancetti, Pino
- Lane, Kenneth Jay
- Lang, Helmut
- Langtry, Lillie
- Lanvin, Jeanne
- lapel
- Lapidus, Ted
- Laroche, Guy
- Lars, Byron
- Lastex
- Lauren, Ralph
- lawn
- leather
- Léger, Hervé
- leggings
- leg-of-mutton sleeve
- Legroux, Soeurs
- legwarmers
- Leiber, Judith
- Lelong, Lucien
- Lenglen, Suzanne
- leotard
- Lepape, Georges
- Lesage
- Leser, Tina
- Leyendecker, Joseph
- Liberman, Alexander
- Liberty, Arthur Lasenby
- liberty bodice
- linen
- Linton tweed
- lisle
- little black dress
- Little, Lord Fauntleroy
- loafer
- James Lock & Co.
- loden
- louis heel
- Louis, Jean
- Louiseboulanger
- Lucas, Otto
- Lucile
- Lurex
- Lycra
- M
- Macdonald, Julien
- Macintosh, Charles
- Mackie, Bob
- mackintosh
- macramé
- Mad Carpentier
- Madonna
- madras
- Magyar dress
- maillot
- Mainbocher
- mandarin collar
- mandarin jacket
- mantle
- Mao suit
- marabou
- Marcel wave
- Margiela, Martin
- Marimekko
- Martin, Charles
- Marty, André
- mary janes
- matinée hat
- Matsuda, Mitsuhiro
- Mattli, Giuseppe
- Max, Mara
- Maxfield, Parrish
- maxi skirt
- Maxwell, Vera
- McCardell, Claire
- McCartney, Stella
- McFadden, Mary
- McQueen, Alexander
- medici collar
- Meisel, Steven
- melton
- mercerization
- merino
- Merry Widow hat
- Mert & Marcus
- Michael
- micro skirt
- microfibre
- midi skirt
- military
- mini skirt
- minimalism
- mink
- Mirman, Simone
- Miroir des modes, Le
- mitten
- Miyake, Issey
- Mizrahi, Isaac
- mob cap
- moccasin
- Mod
- Modes et manières d’aujourd’hui
- mohair
- moiré
- Molyneux, Edward
- Mondrian, Piet
- monkey
- Montana, Claude
- Moon, Sarah
- Moreni, Popy
- Mori, Hanae
- morocain
- Morris, Robert Lee
- Morton, Digby
- Moschino, Franco
- Mouret, Roland
- mourning dress
- mousseline
- Mr John
- MTV
- Mucha, Alphonse
- muff
- Mugler, Thierry
- Muir, Jean
- Mulberry Design firm.
- mule
- Munkacsi, Martin
- muslin
- N
- nainsook
- nankeen
- Nast, Condé
- negligée
- Nehru jacket
- New Look
- Newton, Helmut
- Nike
- Norell, Norman
- Norfolk jacket
- nylon
- O
- obi
- Oldfield, Bruce
- Oldham, Todd
- Onassis, Jacqueline
- Ong, Benny
- Op Art
- opossum
- organdy
- Orlon
- Orry-Kelly
- ostrich feather
- overalls
- oxford
- Oxford bags
- Ozbek, Rifat
- P
- page boy
- pagoda sleeve
- Paisley
- paletot
- panama hat
- panne
- paper clothes
- Paquin, Mme
- parasol
- pardessus
- pareo
- Paris élégant
- parka
- Parkinson, Norman
- Parnis, Mollie
- Partos, Emeric
- parure
- Pasquali, Guido
- paste
- patch pocket
- patchwork
- patent leather
- Patou, Jean
- Paulin, Guy
- pea jacket
- pearls
- peasant
- pedal pushers
- Pedlar, Sylvia
- peep-toe
- peg-top skirt
- peg-top trousers
- peignoir
- pelerine
- pelisse
- pencil skirt
- Penn, Irving
- Peretti, Elsa
- permanent wave
- Perry, Fred
- Pertegaz, Manuel
- Perugia, André
- peter pan collar
- petticoat
- Pfister, Andrea
- Picasso, Pablo
- Picasso, Paloma
- Picken, Mary Brooks
- pierrot collar
- Piguet, Robert
- pillbox
- pinafore
- Pinturier, Jacques
- Pipart, Gérard
- plaid
- plastics
- platform soles
- playsuit
- plimsolls
- Plunkett, Walter
- plus-fours
- plush
- pocketbook
- Poiret, Paul
- poke bonnet
- polka dot
- polo coat
- polo collar
- polo shirt
- polyester
- poncho
- pongee
- poodle haircut
- poorboy
- pop socks
- poplin
- Porter, Thea
- pouf
- power suit
- Poynter, Charles
- Prada
- prairie dress
- Premet
- Preppie
- prět-à-porter
- Price, Antony
- princess line
- Pringle of Scotland
- Prussian collar
- psychedelic
- Pucci, Emilio
- puff sleeves
- Pulitzer, Lilly
- pullover
- pumps
- Punk
- PVC
- pyjamas
- Q
- Quant, Mary
- Quiana
- quilting
- R
- Rabanne, Paco
- rabbit
- raccoon
- raglan
- rah-rah skirt
- Rahvis, Raemonde
- raincoat
- Rational Dress Society
- Ray, Man
- Rayne, Edward
- rayon
- ready-to-wear (France: prět-à-porter)
- Reboux, Caroline
- Récamier, Juliette
- Redfern, John
- redingote
- reefer
- Reger, Janet
- Rentner, Maurice
- resortwear
- reticule
- retro
- revers
- Reville and Rossiter
- rhinestones
- Rhodes, Zandra
- rhodophane
- Ricci, Nina
- Riley, Bridget
- Robb
- robe de style
- Roberts, Patricia
- Rocha, John
- Rochas, Marcel
- roll-on
- Ronay, Edina
- Rouff, Maggy
- rouleau
- rubber
- Russian
- Rykiel, Sonia
- S
- sable
- sack
- sacque
- safari jacket
- safari suit
- sailcloth
- sailor collar
- sailor suit
- Saint Laurent, Yves
- Saks Fifth Avenue
- salopettes
- Sanchez, Fernando
- sandal
- Sander, Jil
- Sant’Angelo, Giorgio
- sari
- sarong
- sash
- Sassoon, Vidal
- sateen
- satin
- sautoir
- Savile, Row
- S-bend silhouette
- Scaasi, Arnold
- Scavullo, Francesco
- Scherrer, Jean-Louis
- Schiaparelli, Elsa
- Schlumberger, Jean
- Schnurer, Carolyn
- Schön, Mila
- scoop neck
- Scott, Ken
- seal
- seersucker
- see-through
- Selincourt & Colman
- sequin
- serge
- Seventh Avenue
- shantung
- Sharaff, Irene
- shawl
- shawl collar
- sheath
- sheepskin
- shell
- Sherard, Michael
- shift
- Shilling, David
- shingle
- shirring
- shirtwaister
- shorts
- shoulder pads
- silk
- Simonetta
- Simpson, Adele
- siren suit
- Sitbon, Martine
- ski pants
- skinny rib
- slacks
- sling backs
- Sloane, Ranger
- sloppy joe
- slouch hat
- Smith, Graham
- Smith, Paul
- Smith, Willi
- smock
- smocking
- smoking jacket
- sneakers
- snood
- Snow, Carmel
- sombrero
- Somerville, Philip
- Soprani, Luciano
- sou’wester
- Space Age
- Spade, Kate
- Spandex
- Spanzelle
- spencer
- Spook, Per
- sportswear
- Sprouse, Stephen
- squirrel
- Stavropoulos, George
- stays
- Steichen, Edward
- Stiebel, Victor
- Stile, Liberty
- stiletto
- stirrup pants
- stockings
- stole
- Strauss, Levi
- street style
- string vest
- stylist
- suede
- suede fabric
- Sui, Anna
- sunglasses
- sunray pleats
- supermodel
- surah
- Surrealism
- swagger coat
- Swarovski, Daniel
- Swatch
- sweater
- sweatshirting
- sweetheart neckline
- synthetic
- T
- tabard
- tablier
- taffeta
- tailleur
- tam o’shanter
- tango dress
- tango shoe
- tank top
- tapestry
- Tarlazzi, Angelo
- tartan
- Tassell, Gustave
- T-bar
- tea gown
- teddy
- tent dress
- Terylene
- Testino, Mario
- Thaarup, Aage
- Thomass, Chantal
- ticking
- tie
- tie dye
- Tiffany & Co.
- Tiffeau, Jacques
- tights
- Tinling, Teddy
- tippet
- toggle
- toile
- topless
- topper
- toque
- toreador pants
- tortoise-shell
- Toudouze, Anaïs
- towelling
- tracksuit
- train
- trapeze line
- Treacy, Philip
- trenchcoat
- tricorne
- tricot
- Trigère, Pauline
- trilby
- trompe l’oeil
- trotteur
- trousers
- trouser suit
- T-shirt
- tube
- tulle
- tunic
- turban
- Turbeville, Deborah
- turtleneck
- tuxedo
- tweed
- Twiggy
- twill
- twinset
- Tyler, Richard
- Tyrolean costume
- U
- ulster
- Ultrasuede
- umbrella
- Ungaro, Emanuel
- unisex
- Utility Scheme
- V
- Valenciennes
- Valentina
- Valentino
- van den Akker Koos
- vandyke
- van Noten Dries
- vareuse
- veil
- velour
- velvet
- velveteen
- Venet, Philippe
- Venetian lace
- vent
- Vernier, Rose
- Versace, Gianni
- Vertès, Marcel
- Victor, Sally
- Victoria, Queen
- vicuna
- vintage
- Vionnet, Madeleine
- viscose
- viscose rayon
- Vivier, Roger
- Viyella
- Vogel, Lucien
- Vogue
- voile
- Vollbracht, Michaele
- von Etzdorf, Georgina
- Von Fürstenberg, Diane
- Vreeland, Diana
- Vuitton, Louis
- Vuokko
- W
- Wainwright, Janice
- waistcoat
- Warner Bros Co.
- warp
- waspie
- Watteau
- Weber, Bruce
- wedgies
- weft
- Westwood, Vivienne
- whalebone
- wicking
- Williamson, Matthew
- windcheater
- wing collar
- Winterhalter, Franz Xaver
- Wintour, Anna
- Women’s Wear Daily (WWD)
- wool
- worsted
- Worth, Charles Frederick
- Worth, Gaston
- Worth, Jean-Philippe
- woven fabric
- wraparound
- Y
- Yamamoto, Kansai
- Yamamoto, Yohji
- Yéyé
- Y-line
- yoke
- Yuki
- Z
- zazou suit
- zip
- zoot suit
- Zoran
- zouave jacket
- Sources of illustrations
- Bibliography