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This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society.

Table of Contents
Medieval period - fashioning the body; Renaissance - the rhetoric of power; 17th century - clothing and crisis; 18th century - clothing and commerce; 19th century - fashion and modernity; early 20th century - clothing the masses; late 20th century - catwalk and street style.

The culture of fashion

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    A Paperback / softback by Christopher Breward

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 02/03/1995
      ISBN13: 9780719041259, 978-0719041259
      ISBN10: 0719041252
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      Art & Photography Fashion and textile design History of art Material culture

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society.

      Table of Contents
      Medieval period - fashioning the body; Renaissance - the rhetoric of power; 17th century - clothing and crisis; 18th century - clothing and commerce; 19th century - fashion and modernity; early 20th century - clothing the masses; late 20th century - catwalk and street style.

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