Vintage Knitwear

A visual journey through the fashion knitwear of the decades, "Vintage Knitwear" takes a close look at the key periods, significant styles, iconoclastic designers and cultural influences in fashion knitwear. Organized chronologically, this book enables the reader to identify the unique constructions, innovative finishes and technical developments that determine the most influential knitwear designs of the decades of the twentieth century. Individual pieces that epitomize the defining characteristic of each designer or epoch are analyzed in detail.

Contents:

Foreword TBC; Introduction; 1900-19: From Combinations to Cardigans; 1920s: Jazz and the Jumper Craze; 1930s: Art Deco and the Moderne; 1940s: Knitting for All; 1950s: Fully Fashioned; 1960s: Op, Pop and Psychedelia; 1970s: Back to Nature; 1980s: The Designer Decade and Subverting the Stitch; 1990s to Now: Future Collectibles; Vintage Shopping Guide; Sources & Sites; Glossary of Designers; Index.