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Debra N. Mancoff explores the interconnections of fashion, art, and culture and has authored more than twenty books. She is a Scholar in Residence at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
"""It's rare to find oneself so absorbed turning the pages in an A to Z of technical terms, but Mancoff's guide takes us from Appliqu� to Zipper in a tour de force of fabric words, lush paintings and delightful anecdotes, like the scandal of John Singer Sargent's portrait of a woman with a slipped strap (later painted over), or the original features of pantaloons. The captions alone are worth buying this for. A lovely book."" --Victoria Finlay, author of Brilliant History of Color in Art ""An essential guide for historians of fashion and art, and for anyone wishing to better understand the significance of clothing, Debra N. Mancoff's outstanding book provides a vocabulary for identifying garments, their construction, and the contexts in which they are worn. This lavishly illustrated guide will cultivate your eye for fashion and change your relationship to clothes."" --Kristan M. Hanson, Fleming Museum of Art ""With a precise and sensitive eye, the author draws on paintings, photography, sculpture, and surviving garments to illustrate how fashion has been represented throughout history. This is a meticulously researched and refreshingly concise work that will appeal to scholars and fashion enthusiasts alike."" --Lydia Edwards, Fashion Historian, Edith Cowan University"
