SPRING-SUMMER '25 PICK
“The chronicles of fashion only stayed alive through art before photography. Art and fashion intertwine in this illuminating source.”
Looking at Fashion: A Guide to Terms, Styles and Techniques by Debra N. Mancoff
Publisher Description: What is an epaulette? What is a hanbok? These clothing items—and hundreds more—are entertainingly explained and vividly illustrated in this accessible guide. Whether in art or life, fashion makes a statement. It gives form to the temper of the times and the motives of the moment, charting shifts in society, status, technology, and economy. Fashion is shaped by both high and popular culture and reveals the influence of individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
How to present this to library customers: Famous art is skillfully depicted in Looking at Fashion and gives a library the chance to display the art of dress and how it reflects in art. Pair this book with other art books in the collection that are also highlighted in the book and your readers would definitely appreciate this book.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.