The modern wardrobe owes its development not just to fashion designers
in Paris or Milan, but also to gangs and movements brought together by a
shared appreciation of music, sport, or a particular underground culture
and a certain style that defines membership. This book is a look-by-look
dissection of the key ideas that changed the way we dress--from the
middle of the 20th century to the present day--explaining the most
iconic items of clothing, how they were worn, what the look was born of,
its cultural background, how it was received, and how it still resonates
in fashion today. These styles have rocked establishments, created
stereotypes, and expressed social division as much as they have united
people, entered the language, spread around the world, and, above all,
transformed dress for a wider public.
