The Culture of Fashion

The Culture of Fashion
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 0719041252
ISBN-13 : 9780719041259
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Book Synopsis The Culture of Fashion by : Christopher Breward

Download or read book The Culture of Fashion written by Christopher Breward and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1995-05-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meaning from medieval Europe to twentieth-century America. Breward's work provides the reader with a clear guide to the changes in style and taste and shows that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society, especially when concerned with sexual and body politics.


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