20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment

459 pp. Includes new chapter by Yvonne Deslandres. Exhaustive in it's range, and time, it covers how people have clothed themselves throughout history. The photos are a great source of details, and good enough to copy the dress depicted in them. If one has interests in clothing as an aspect of social history, this book is for you. It also delves into the ways people respond to climate by being both practical and fashionable.