"Over the twentieth century multi-disciplinary academic studies addressed dress practice and bodily adornment from a variety of perspectives, assessing the ques

Volume I surveys the long history of fashion from the ancient world to c. 1800. The volume seeks to answer fundamental questions on the origins of fashion, chal

Volume II surveys the history of fashion from the nineteenth-century to the present day. Covering the period beginning with mass industry and ending with calls

This collection of original essays interrogates disciplinary boundaries in fashion, gathering fashion studies research across disciplines and from around the gl