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Dress Sense explores the importance of the senses and emotions in
the way people dress, and how they attach value and significance to
clothing. Inspired by the work of Joanne B. Eicher, contributors
offer different multi-disciplinary perspectives on this key and
unexplored topic in dress and sensory anthropology. The essays
present historical, contemporary and global views, from British
imperial dress in India, to revolutionary Socialist dress. Issues
of body and identity are brought to the fore in the sexual power of
Ghanian women's waistbeads, the way cross-dressers feel about their
clothing, and how the latest three-dimensional body-scanning
technology affects people's perception of themselves and their
bodies. For students and researchers of dress and anthropology,
Dress Sense will be invaluable in understanding the cross-cultural,
emotional and sensual experience of dress and clothing.
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.
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.
This book examines the clothing worn by African Americans in the
southern United States during the thirty years before the American
Civil War. Drawing on a wide range of sources, most notably oral
narratives recorded in the 1930s, this rich account shows that
African Americans demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the role
clothing played in demarcating age, sex, status, work, recreation,
as well as special secular and sacred events. Testimonies offer
proof of African Americans' vast technical skills in producing
cloth and clothing, which served both as a fundamental reflection
of the peoples' Afrocentric craftsmanship and aesthetic
sensibilities, and as a reaction to their particular place in
American society. Previous work on clothing in this period has
tended to focus on white viewpoints, and as a consequence the dress
worn by the enslaved has generally been seen as a static standard
imposed by white overlords. This excellent study departs from
conventional interpretations to show that the clothing of the
enslaved changed over time, served multiple functions and
represented customs and attitudes which evolved distinctly from
within African American communities. In short, it represents a
vital contribution to African American studies, as well as to dress
and textile history, and cultural and folklore studies.
This book examines the clothing worn by African Americans in the
southern United States during the thirty years before the American
Civil War. Drawing on a wide range of sources, most notably oral
narratives recorded in the 1930s, this rich account shows that
African Americans demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the role
clothing played in demarcating age, sex, status, work, recreation,
as well as special secular and sacred events. Testimonies offer
proof of African Americans' vast technical skills in producing
cloth and clothing, which served both as a fundamental reflection
of the peoples' Afrocentric craftsmanship and aesthetic
sensibilities, and as a reaction to their particular place in
American society. Previous work on clothing in this period has
tended to focus on white viewpoints, and as a consequence the dress
worn by the enslaved has generally been seen as a static standard
imposed by white overlords. This excellent study departs from
conventional interpretations to show that the clothing of the
enslaved changed over time, served multiple functions and
represented customs and attitudes which evolved distinctly from
within African American communities. In short, it represents a
vital contribution to African American studies, as well as to dress
and textile history, and cultural and folklore studies.
Dress Sense explores the importance of the senses and emotions in
the way people dress, and how they attach value and significance to
clothing. Inspired by the work of Joanne B. Eicher, contributors
offer different multi-disciplinary perspectives on this key and
unexplored topic in dress and sensory anthropology. The essays
present historical, contemporary and global views, from British
imperial dress in India, to revolutionary Socialist dress. Issues
of body and identity are brought to the fore in the sexual power of
Ghanian women's waistbeads, the way cross-dressers feel about their
clothing, and how the latest three-dimensional body-scanning
technology affects people's perception of themselves and their
bodies. For students and researchers of dress and anthropology,
Dress Sense will be invaluable in understanding the cross-cultural,
emotional and sensual experience of dress and clothing.
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