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The culture of fashion
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- Book Synopsis
- 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 shape of the human body; controversies surrounding trousers and leg wear for both men and women; exposure of flesh; fashion and social status; and the dissemination of fashion through travel, film, magazines and catwalk shows.
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- ISBN
- 9780719041259
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press, (02 March 1995)
- Number of Pages
- 264
- Weight
- 431 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 170 x 14.2 mm
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