Table of Contents

Contents: The Ancient Middle East 3500-600 B.C. Crete and Greece c. 2900-300 B.C. Etruria and Rome c. 800 B.C.-A.D. 400 The Early Middle Ages c. 300-1300 The Late Middle Ages c. 1300-1500 The Italian Renaissance c. 1400-1600 The Northern Renaissance c. 1500-1600 The Seventeenth Century 1600-1700 The Eighteenth Century 1700-1800 The Directoire Period and the Empire Period 1790-1820 The Romantic Period 1820-1850 The Crinoline Period 1850-1869 The Bustle Period and Nineties 1870-1900 The Edwardian Period and World War I 1900-1920 The Twenties, Thirties, and World War II 1920-1947 The New Look and Beyond 1947-1960 The Sixties and Seventies: Style Tribes Emerge 1960-1980 The Eighties and Nineties: Affluence and Information The 21st Century: The New Millennium

About the Author

Phyllis G. Tortora is professor emerita at Queens College, where she was department chair for 17 years, teaching historic costume and furnishings, and textiles. She has also served as a consultant to the Historic Costume Collection of the Huntington Historical Society. Her professional memberships include the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) and the Costume Society of America. She has been awarded Fellow Membership in ITAA. Keith Eubank is a Professor Emeritus of history at Queens College, CUNY. He had previously been the chairman of the History Department and was also part of the doctoral faculty in History at CUNY. Eubank maintains scholarly affiliations with the American Historical Association and the Southern Historical Association.