With an eye for a bargain, as well as a fondness for beautiful books, the ever alert Sheila Shreeve spotted and snapped up this treat in her local branch of TK Maxx.
It's not a shop one might think about when a tenner is burning a hole in your pocket, but I've also dropped on some lovely costume books in there. They tend to be tucked away near the gifts and photo albums, though occasionally the dust jackets are found to be a bit tatty or torn.
Sheila bought this book for less than half the RRP of £17.99, and describes it as 'lovely, and the illustrations are wonderful'. Still in living memory, a historical review of this period might make some of us rather feel our years, but be in no doubt those who have lived through the years covered by this book have enjoyed elegant, innovative and exciting fashions, and maybe a few stinkers too, though a small price to pay for having the New Look! This would be a great book for any teenagers studying fashion and textiles, as well as coffee-table-book collectors and costume enthusiasts of all ages.
The author, Marnie Fogg, previously lectured at the University of Nottingham. She now lives in Derbyshire.
'Fashion Illustration, 1930-1970: From Harper's Bazaar'
Marnie Fogg
Batsford Ltd, London 2010
ISBN 10-1906388814
Hardcover, 208 pages
Today on Amazon £11.87
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