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Victims of Fashion (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Victims of Fashion (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Science in History
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Animal products were used extensively in nineteenth-century
Britain. A middle-class Victorian woman might wear a dress made of
alpaca wool, drape herself in a sealskin jacket, brush her hair
with a tortoiseshell comb, and sport feathers in her hat. She might
entertain her friends by playing a piano with ivory keys or own a
parrot or monkey as a living fashion accessory. In this innovative
study, Helen Cowie examines the role of these animal-based
commodities in Britain in the long nineteenth century and traces
their rise and fall in popularity in response to changing tastes,
availability, and ethical concerns. Focusing on six popular animal
products - feathers, sealskin, ivory, alpaca wool, perfumes, and
exotic pets - she considers how animal commodities were sourced and
processed, how they were marketed and how they were consumed. She
also assesses the ecological impact of nineteenth-century fashion.
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