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The Culture of Fashion: A New History of Fashionable Dress
Christopher Breward
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Paperback. This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society. Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 650.
This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, and challenges existing fashion histories, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society, especially when concerned with sexual and body politics. With a chronological structure, each chapter focuses on both male and female fashion of a specific period, covering its fascinating developments. It discusses: androgynous dressing; body piercing; fabrics, clothing and the rise of city life; dress, and the changing ... Read more
This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, and challenges existing fashion histories, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society, especially when concerned with sexual and body politics. With a chronological structure, each chapter focuses on both male and female fashion of a specific period, covering its fascinating developments. It discusses: androgynous dressing; body piercing; fabrics, clothing and the rise of city life; dress, and the changing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
Studies in Design and Material Culture
Condition
New
Weight
633g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719041259
SKU
V9780719041259
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