The Color of Fashion: The Story of Clothes in Ten Colors - Caroline Young - Bog

The Color of Fashion is a stunning coffee tablebook with fascinating stories of fashion woven throughout history with COLOR. Whether it's mellow yellow, in the pink, feeling blue, orgreen with envy, COLOR is so entwined with our emotions that there arecountless expressions and song lyrics devoted to it. But what meaning doescolor have in what we wear? What does a green dress convey when worn to acocktail party, what significance does a white trouser suit have when worn by afemale politician, and why does a woman in red command attention?The Color of Fashion delves into the significance ofcolor in dress and explores how the symbolism has shifted over time. Think ofhow black transitioned from a color of mourning to the ultimate in elegance, how millennial pink has defined the Instagram generation, and beige, once asophisticated favorite of Chanel, now reflects the normcore subculture.Featuring images of iconic colorful moments in fashionhistory - including Jennifer Lopez in green Versace, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez inwhite tailoring and Audrey Hepburn in that Little Black Dress - this book is anessential read and coffee table book for fashion lovers everywhere.