Nylon : the manmade fashion revolution : a celebration of design from art silk to nylon and thinking fibres /

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Author / Creator:Handley, Susannah.
Imprint:London : Bloomsbury, 1999.
Description:192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6485402
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ISBN:0747534454
9780747534457
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.
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Summary:The story of synthetics in fashion, beginning with Courtauld's 'ArtSilk' and taking in DuPont's invention of nylon in the late thirties and the advent of rayon, crimplene and lycra. The part played by fashion houses is discussed, along with the rise of the Japanese couturiers.
Physical Description:192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.
ISBN:0747534454
9780747534457