100 innovative dress styles - iconic trends and interpretations in the world of fashion past and present. Finding common motifs in the work of eminent couturiers and unknown masters, separated by many decades, the author helps the reader discover a complex panorama of history. From the Empire dress of Empress Josephine, who revolutionized 19th-century European fashion, to the silhouette of Christian Dior's new bow and mini from Mary Quant, each of the presented models clearly demonstrates how fashion ideas arise and how they change over time, returning.