Personal adornment, decoration and self-expression areas natural to human beings as breathing. Fashion: TheWhole Story traces the evolution of fashion's earliesttraditions via its most important moments and mostimpractical fads.Beginning with the woven-cloth cultures of theGreco-Roman period, the book presents the many andvaried high points of fashion history throughout the world:the silk robes of the Chinese Tang dynasty; the kosodeof the Japanese Heian period; the kaftan of the OttomanEmpire; Christian Dior's post-World War II New Look;and the haute maximalism and global eclecticism of thepresent day. Fashion: The Whole Story takes a revealinglook at the most influential modern designers, as well asthe quirky ideas and occasional bursts of eccentricity thathave taken fashion in innovative new directions. Detailedtimelines provide historical and cultural context, andfashion icons are assessed and analysed, allowing thereader to understand how one designer or style influencedanother.Fashion: The Whole Story is indispensable foreveryone who loves the line of a superb suit or knowsthe joy of wearing a great pair of shoes.