Fashion styles of the 19th century up to the 40s are illustrated by vintage advertisements from mainly American fashion and direct sales companies like Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward. Although the main element of this book are the wearable clothes of its time, like trousers, shirts, coats, shoes, and gloves, a large section of pictures have been interspersed showing examples of daily life for nostalgia reasons. Edited by Kesaharu Imai.