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OverviewWinner of the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2022 Traditionally associated with rural ways of life in England, often hand-crafted and held up as one of the only items of English folk dress to survive into the 20th century, the smock frock is an object of curiosity in many museum collections. Drawing on a wide variety of sources from surviving garments to newspapers and photographs, this book reveals the hidden history of the smock frock to present new social histories. Discussing the smock frock in its widest contexts, Alison Toplis explores how garments were handmade and manufactured by the ready-made clothing industry, and bought by men of different trades. She traces the smock frock’s usage across England as well as in export markets such as Australia. Following the garment’s decline in the late 19th century, the book investigates how this essentially utilitarian style of workwear came to be held up as an example of disappearing ‘peasant’ craft in an emotional response to urbanisation, and how it was preserved by collectors under the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement. Around the turn of the 20th century, the smock frock was reinvented as both women’s and children’s wear and is now regularly revived in fashion collections by the likes of Molly Goddard. Drawing together extensive visual and material cultures, Alison Toplis unravels a new history of the smock frock. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alison Toplis (University of Wolverhampton, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts Weight: 0.628kg ISBN: 9781350126114ISBN 10: 135012611 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 20 May 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Form and Definition 1. The Smock and Rural England 2. Histories of the Smock Frock 3. Making 4. Selling and Buying 5. Appearances 6. Into the Twentieth Century Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviewsExploring much fascinating yet under-used source material, Alison Toplis delves deeply into how the functional smock-frock evolved over time and became identified with particular ideals and identities, challenging our understanding of working-class clothing and its relationship with notions of fashion. * Rachel Worth, Arts University Bournemouth, UK * Author InformationAlison Toplis is an honorary research fellow at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. She worked for several years as a dress and textiles specialist at Christie’s Auctioneers before teaching at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK. She is the author of The Clothing Trade in Provincial England, 1800–1850 (2011). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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