Fashion that was in vogue in the East was highly desirable to pioneers during the frontier period of the American West. It was also extraordinarily difficult to obtain; often impractical; and sometimes the clothing was just not durable enough for the men and women who were forging new homes for themselves in the West. Full hoopskirts were of little use in a soddy on the prairie; and chaps and spurs were a vital part of the cowboys equipment.In this book; author Chris Enss examines the fashion that shaped the frontier through short essays; brief clips from letters; magazines; and other period sources; and period illustrations demonstrating the sometimes bizarre; often beautiful; and frequently highly inventive ways of dressing oneself in the Old West.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Graphic Designers; steal this book.By Joe Marino[[VIDEOID:moL2TYH19DPUOM]]This book is a must have if you are taking any graphic design courses. If you are already a graphic designer this book is also a must have. My class is long over and I wont sell this book. that says something considering I am a starving student. well maybe not starving.I bought this for a class and I ended up reading it just because the information presented is both interesting and also very digestible to the average reader. It is a very interesting book that you can keep long after the class is over. One thing is it makes a fantastic coffee table book. It would not be out of place in the lobby of your design firm.Content (+)The content of this book covers from our earliest designs all the way to modern design and the impact it has on our lives. The content of this book does not shy away from the controversial to the mundane.Images (+)I made the video clip so you could see the great artwork in this book. Many full color images are wonderful references that can be used when you are designing. "Good artists copy. great artists steal". Pablo PicassoText (+)As I was saying this is not just boring text droning on and on. It. in fact is very interesting to those that are into graphic design or art. Any art is graphic design. and all graphic design is art. You really get that feeling after reading this book.Overall this book is a great value at what I paid for it which is twice what it cost now. Get this BRAND NEW and you will have this book for many years.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book for class! Will be keeping for Graphic Design career.By Emily CI needed this for a class. so I didnt have a choice to buy this or not. This was not for leisure reading.However. I will definitely not be selling this to another student! I like the way everything is written; its very down to earth and easy to understand. If youre looking for a specific person or time period. its very easy to locate that. This is the first history book Ive found that made sense when divided into chapters; everything else Ive read (for school or leisure) was disorganized and confusing. Ill be keeping this for future reference.There are a lot of pictures of the artifacts they are talking about. and lots of good information.The book came in excellent condition with no bends. rips. or fraying. The cover is actually a dust jacket. the actual book is white.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Errors in the pictures. Is there a way to fix this?By CustomerThere are errors in the pictures associated with the captions. and I know this because I studied the hardcover version before I returned it after buying the Kindle version. Also. it is hard to maneuver around the Kindle version. when there are so many pictures associated with captions that dont always show up on the page concurrently. Probably not a good idea to study this type of material on a Kindle version. unless it was better formatted. Now I have to buy the book too just to be sure that I am studying the correct material.
