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In the modern age

edited by Alexandra Palmer

(The cultural histories series, . A cultural history of dress and fashion / general editor, Susan Vincent ; v. 6)

Bloomsbury Academic, 2018-2019

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A cultural history of dress and fashion in the modern age

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-254) and index

"First published in Great Britain 2017. Reprinted 2018, 2019"--T.p. verso

ISBN for subseries set: 9781472557490

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Over the last century there has been a complete transformation of the fashion system. The unitary top-down fashion cycle has been replaced by the pulsations of multiple and simultaneous styles, while the speed of global production and circulation has become ever faster and more complex. Running in tandem, the development of artificial fibres has revolutionized the composition of clothing, and the increased focus on youth, sexuality, and the body has radically changed its design. From the 1920s flapper dress to debates over the burkini, fashion has continued to be deeply involved in society's larger issues. Drawing on a wealth of visual, textual and object sources and illustrated with 100 images, A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern Age presents essays on textiles, production and distribution, the body, belief, gender and sexuality, status, ethnicity, and visual and literary representations to illustrate the diversity and cultural significance of dress and fashion in the period.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Introduction Alexandra Palmer Chapter 1 - Textiles Susan Ward Chapter 2 - Production and Distribution Veronique Poulliard Chapter 3 - The Body Adam Geczy and Vicki Karaminas Chapter 4 - Belief Susan J. Palmer and Paul Gareau Chapter 5 - Gender and Sexuality Annamari Vanska Chapter 6 - Status Jane Tynan Chapter 7 - Ethnicity Simona Segre Reinach Chapter 8 - Visual Representations Rachael Barron-Duncan Chapter 9 - Literary Representations Irene Gammel and Katherine Mulhallen Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

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  • NCID
    BB3167109X
  • ISBN
    • 9780857856029
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 270 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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