The Way We Wore : Styles of the 1930s and '40s and Our World Since Then

xii, 438pp; illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Quarter bound in black cloth over silver paper-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Bumped spine ends and bottom corners. Pink endpapers. Previous owner's name (Colin Laver's - Designer) on verso of front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. A large and very heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. Folio. Presents selections from the author's personal treasury of pictures, fashion layouts, production stills and publicity shots from her early days of film acting. Included among the outfits shown, are some by the now-legendary studio designers; Howard Shoup, Dolly Tree, Irebe, Edith Head, Orry-Kelly, Edward Stevenson, and Travis Banton.