For courses in Fashion Design, Fashion/Costume History, Fashion Sketching/Illustration, and Theater Costuming. "An AbridgedHistory of World Costume and Fashion" presents a comprehensive survey of dress from around the world including Asia, Africa, the Islamic Empire, and the Ancient Americas. This extensive study features descriptions and analysis of men s, women s and children s clothing, accessories, and cultural styles from prehistory into the twenty-first century. Lavishly illustrated, it features more than 1600 images including over 100 in full color and is a valuable resource for students of historical dress, fashion designers, theater costumers, textile researchers, costume collectors and curators, and anyone interest in clothing and style customs of the world."