Cosmetics and tobacco are two of the 20th century's most fascinating fashion influences, for they inspired new accessories for the well-dressed woman. This book highlights the evolution of popular vanity cases by investigating materials from compact, cigarette case and lighter manufacturers. The book begins with a history of cosmetics, and their impact on society, and goes on to show how compacts evolved to hold cosmetics and who fashioned them. The tobacco-related containers are also traced from their beginnings to the establishment of a new line of accessories for both men and women. Through her newly revised text and hundreds of color photographs and advertising pieces of examples arranged chronologically, the author provides a wealth of information in this growing collector's field.
- ISBN10 0887403719
- ISBN13 9780887403712
- Publish Date 18 September 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 March 1999
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English