Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From haute couture to hot pants, from glamour to grunge, the second half of the 20th century witnessed some startling revolutions in fashion. This survey not only describes the great designers and their creations but also places clothing trends within their social and cultural contexts."

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Foreword (p. vi)
• Acknowledgments (p. vii)
• 1 The New Look: Fashion after the War (p. 1)
• 2 Couture and Conformity: The 1950s (p. 17)
• 3 Youthquake: The 1960s (p. 49)
• 4 Anti-Fashion: The 1970s (p. 79)
• 5 Excess: The 1980s (p. 109)
• 6 Fin de siecle: The 1990s (p. 143)
• Select Bibliography (p. 164)
• Index (p. 166)