A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern Age
A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern Age
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 The unitary top-down fashion cycle has been replaced by the pulsations of multiple and simultaneous styles, while the speed of global production and circulation has become ever faster and more complex.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
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
Product details
| Published | 01 Nov 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350114050 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 101 bw illus |
| Series | The Cultural Histories Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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