The Culture of Fashion - A New History of Fashionable Dress (Paperback, New)

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. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Design and Material Culture
Release date:	March 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Christopher Breward
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	244
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-4125-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion
LSN:	0-7190-4125-2
Barcode:	9780719041259

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