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Wedding Dress across Cultures (Paperback, New)
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Wedding Dress across Cultures (Paperback, New)
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
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Although the Victorian white wedding dominates western bridal dress
and large portions of former colonial empires, marriage rituals
vary significantly throughout the world. The Japanese, for
instance, combine both traditional ceremonies with receptions
utilizing western approaches to dress. In the Andes the bride will
personally create a multi-layered dress to showcase her weaving
skills. Berber brides in Morocco wear binding clothing that covers
their faces, a notable contrast to Canadian prairie-province brides
whose stylized gowns individualize and enhance body shape. This
engaging book examines the evolution and ritual functions of
wedding attire within the context of particular cultures. It raises
questions as to the relationship between contemporary wedding
attire and traditional values. It discusses the changes
international migrations have had upon the wedding dress of several
ethnic groups. It provides insights into numerous societal
relationships to weddings, such as the ban on bridal-produced
embroidery in dowries in India, the challenges individual values
have to larger societal ones in themed weddings, and the
relationship between the return to pre-western attire and identity
politics. Exploring these issues, the authors provide unusual
insights into the centrality of dress in shaping individual
identity as well as its importance in reflecting cultural values
and ideals.
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