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OverviewPresenting fashion history from a feminist viewpoint, this book examines the female body, female beauty and female culture. It discusses icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Joan Collins and Madonna, as well as fashion designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier and Calvin Klein. The author sets out to show how the female body is constantly being changed, and by various - sometimes punishing - means which are designed to fit in with current feminine physical ideals: the use of corsets, bras, make-up, cosmetics and body decoration either emphasize or play down specific parts of the female form. The book also considers sin and virtue: the forbidden, the concealed, the alluring body, woman as object, fetish, and erotic sign. Extensive illustrative material is used in exploring the fashion history of underwear from the middle of the 19th century to the present, including the significance of changing models of the feminine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marianne ThesanderPublisher: Reaktion Books Imprint: Reaktion Books Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.714kg ISBN: 9781861890047ISBN 10: 1861890044 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 01 October 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMarianne Thesander is an ethnologist and lives in Copenhagen. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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