MEN'S AMERICAN FASHION 英文原版

In the same series as the bestselling American Fashion andAmerican Fashion Accessories, Assouline and the Council of FashionDesigners of America present American Fashion Menswear, the mostauthoritative and exciting book to date on the evolution ofmenswear in our country over the past century. From the outset,America was settled by individualists and adventurers who severedties with the old world to find their destiny in an unknown land, aseparation that opened the way for change in a less stratifiedsociety. To survive the challenges of a new environment, theAmerican man needed garments that were functional andwell-designed, qualities that continue to endure at the very heartof American menswear. From Levi Strauss to the Ivy League, loungesuits to Zoot suits, cowboys to counterculture, American FashionMenswear celebrates the quintessentially American themes that areemulated throughout the world of fashion, as well as the designersand style icons who have made lasting contributions to the way mendress.

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In less than a century, men s attire has gone from
tailoring to T-shirts. The roots of this remarkable
transformation are deeply embedded in American history --.