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Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s is a glorious celebration of the Swinging Sixties — a groundbreaking decade heralding a new creativity, freedom and liberation. This lavishly illustrated book surveys how those years were depicted by illustrators for some of the UK's best-selling magazines. Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s is a stunning survey of magazine artwork from the Sixties. It not only…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Gothic images are very much a part of contemporary culture, not least for a style tribe with a passion for black. Gothic has a very long history stretching over hundreds of years of aesthetic evolution, becoming a form of sensational narrative that encompasses fiction, film, television and graphic novels; a genre of underground rock music; and a distinctive visual aesthetic exploited in fashion,…

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Whereas the 1970s opened with a fashion hangover from the 1960s, with looks such as mini skirts, bell-bottom trousers and the hippie look still enduring, the decade soon took on its own sartorial identity. The most prominent trends were the peasant look, glam (influenced by glam rock) and disco, popularised by the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Many other individual fashion items went…

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