Books like Costume through the ages by James Laver

Name: Costume through the ages
Author: James Laver

📘 Costume through the ages by James Laver

James Laver’s *Costume through the Ages* offers a comprehensive historical overview of fashion, exploring how garments, styles, and textile technologies evolved across cultures and eras. Drawing on scholarly research and museum collections, the book examines the social, cultural, and technological forces that shaped everyday attire and ceremonial dress through the centuries.

First publish date: 1963

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: James Laver

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by James Laver

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Costume through the ages by James Laver are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Costume through the ages (12 similar books)

📘 Fashion in history

by Marybelle S. Bigelow

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Fashion in history

📘 The Englishness of English dress

by Christopher Breward

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Englishness of English dress

📘 The Guinness guide to 20th century fashion

by David Bond

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Guinness guide to 20th century fashion

📘 Costume

by James Laver

A comprehensive historical survey of costume and dress, tracing the development of clothing styles from early times to the modern era.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Costume

📘 Dress codes

by Ruth P. Rubinstein

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Dress codes

📘 Fashion, costume, and culture

by Sara Pendergast

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Fashion, costume, and culture

📘 Establishing Dress History (Studies in Design)

by Lou Taylor

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Establishing Dress History (Studies in Design)

📘 Costume and fashion

by James Laver

An in‑depth exploration of the history of clothing and dress, tracing the evolution of costume and fashion through different eras and cultures.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Costume and fashion

📘 Western World costume

by Carolyn G. Bradley

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Western World costume

📘 18th century clothing

by Bobbie Kalman

An accessible guide to the clothing, accessories, and hygiene habits of men, women, and children in eighteenth‑century North America.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like 18th century clothing

📘 What people wore

by Douglas Gorsline

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like What people wore

📘 The concise history of costume and fashion

by James Laver

A concise overview of the evolution of costume and fashion.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The concise history of costume and fashion

Some Other Similar Books

Fashion Illustration: Inspiration and Technique by Anna Kiper
The History of Costume: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Carrie Kristine Zens
Costume and Fashion: A Concise History by James Laver
Vintage Fashion Complete by Harry Seymour
Costume Design: Techniques of Modern Masters by Elizabeth Simpson
The Costume History by E Textile
The Art of Costume Design by Colleen Atwood
Fashion and Its Social Agendas: Class, Gender, and Identity in Clothing by Diana Crane
Costume: The Evolution of Fashion by Harper & Row

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!