New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986. — 272 p. — ISBN: 0810908824, 9780810908826.
The encyclopaedia describes fashion's essential ingredients in A-to-Z format, beginning in the 1840's--when the sewing machine, the cornerstone of the ready-to-wear industry, came into use--through the first half of the 1980s. Over 350 illustrations and photographs.