Vanity, The Art of Looking Good

From continent to continent, fashion artifacts suggest the colorful story of an artfully preening species---us.  Linda Abrams links our fashion past to up-to-date twists in cosmetics, hairstyles and clothes.  This is a witty guide and a lavishly illustrated trip through extreme beauty.  Ms. Abrams discoveries will make you laugh (and maybe weep) and cause you to think twice before calling anyone a fashion victim.