Fashion & society books

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Modern Threads: Fashion and Art by Mariska Karasz

Modern Threads: Fashion and Art by Mariska Karasz

Author: Golden Coast Publishing Company ,  Madelyn Shaw
ISBN: 9780915977611
Format: Paperback
$79.20

This fully illustrated book on fashion designer and fiber artist Mariska Karasz (1898-1960) accompanies the exhibition...  Read More >>

Depth of Shallow Culture: The High Art of Shoes, Movies, Novels, Monsters, and Toys

Depth of Shallow Culture: The High Art of Shoes, Movies,...

Author: Albert J. Bergesen
ISBN: 9781594512742
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Although some regard popular culture as shallow, this book reveals that it is often complex, deep and subject to...  Read More >>

Sheer Presence: The Veil in Manet’s Paris

Sheer Presence: The Veil in Manet’s Paris

Author: Marni Reva Kessler
ISBN: 9780816647828
Format: Paperback
$43.95

Examines the cultural and aesthetic significance of the veil in nineteenth-century France. In Sheer Presence ,...  Read More >>

Sheer Presence: The Veil in Manet’s Paris

Sheer Presence: The Veil in Manet’s Paris

Author: Marni Reva Kessler
ISBN: 9780816647811
Format: Hardback
$135.00

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Visionaire #50: Artists Toys Display

Visionaire #50: Artists Toys Display

Author: Visionaire Publishing
ISBN: 9781888645620
Format: Paperback
$1452.00

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Fashion for the People: A History of Clothing at Marks & Spencer

Fashion for the People: A History of Clothing at Marks...

Author: Rachel Worth (Arts University Bournemouth, UK)
ISBN: 9781845201746
Format: Paperback
$56.99

Marks Spencer is an institution synonymous with quality, reliability and customer care. But do we associate it with...  Read More >>

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture...

Author: Valerie Steele
ISBN: 9781845204563
Format: Paperback
$81.71

Presents an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding...  Read More >>

Fashion for the People: A History of Clothing at Marks & Spencer

Fashion for the People: A History of Clothing at Marks...

Author: Rachel Worth (Arts University Bournemouth, UK)
ISBN: 9781845201739
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Marks Spencer is an institution synonymous with quality, reliability and customer care. But do we associate it with...  Read More >>

Broken Threads: The Destruction of the Jewish Fashion Industry in Germany and Austria

Broken Threads: The Destruction of the Jewish Fashion...

Author: Roberta S. Kremer
ISBN: 9781845206604
Format: Hardback
$142.31

The Nazis came to see German high fashion as heavily influenced by Jewish designers, manufacturers and merchandisers....  Read More >>

The Lingerie Handbook

The Lingerie Handbook

Author: Rebecca Apsan
ISBN: 9780761143239
Format: Paperback
$36.83

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Textile: The Journey of Cloth and Culture

Textile: The Journey of Cloth and Culture

Author: Professor Janis Jefferies ,  Diana Wood Conroy
ISBN: 9781845205065
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Deals with the intricate shaping of space between architecture and textiles. This issue deals with topics such as...  Read More >>

The Mask Handbook: A Practical Guide

The Mask Handbook: A Practical Guide

Author: Toby Wilsher
ISBN: 9780415414371
Format: Paperback
$83.99

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I Want Those Shoes

I Want Those Shoes

Author: Paola Jacobbi ,  Simonetta Wenkert
ISBN: 9780747582465
Format: Hardback
$25.85

Tottering her way through the history of women's footwear, the author writes 'Shoes possess magic powers,' and wonders...  Read More >>

Clothing Culture: Dress in Egypt in the First Millennium AD

Clothing Culture: Dress in Egypt in the First Millennium...

Author: Frances Pritchard
ISBN: 9780903261579
Format: Paperback
$51.75

This is the first in-depth study of the Whitworth Art Gallery's acclaimed collection of clothing from post-Pharaonic...  Read More >>

Waiting for Macedonia: Identity in a Changing World

Waiting for Macedonia: Identity in a Changing World...

Author: llka Thiessen
ISBN: 9781551117195
Format: Paperback
$62.99

"""Thiessen crafts a fine ethnography of a changing society after the fall of socialism and independent nationhood.""...  Read More >>

Ancient Greek Costume: An Annotated Bibliography, 1784-2005

Ancient Greek Costume: An Annotated Bibliography, 1784-2005...

Author: Linda Jones Roccos
ISBN: 9780786427741
Format: Paperback
$71.50

Costume production distinguishes early civilization from the Paleolithic era as much as architectural production....  Read More >>

The Best of My Guy: A Collection of the Very Best of Everyone's Favourite 80's Weekly Magazine

The Best of My Guy: A Collection of the Very Best of...

Author: Frank Hopkinson
ISBN: 9781861059796
Format: Hardback
$65.87

"""My Guy"" is one of the foundation stones of today's massive pop – culture magazine genre. It defined what it...  Read More >>

Where'd You Get Those?: New York Sneaker Culture 1960-1987

Where'd You Get Those?: New York Sneaker Culture 1960-1987...

Author: Bobbito Garcia
ISBN: 9780972592031
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Presents an account tracing New York City sneaker culture back to its earliest days. This work describes how a small...  Read More >>

Fashionable Mourning Jewelry, Clothing, and Customs

Fashionable Mourning Jewelry, Clothing, and Customs...

Author: Mary Brett
ISBN: 9780764324468
Format: Hardback
$125.00

A fascinating text explains the many popular nineteenth century traditions associated with death and mourning. Over...  Read More >>

Motorcycle Jackets: A Century of Leather Design

Motorcycle Jackets: A Century of Leather Design

Author: Rin Tanaka
ISBN: 9780764325199
Format: Hardback
$184.67

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Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture...

Author: Anna Cole ,  Valerie Steele
ISBN: 9781845204556
Format: Paperback
$81.71

Focuses on the tattooist as cultural agent and provocateur, and on the process and practice of tattoo. Contributors...  Read More >>

The Cowboy Hat: History, Culture, Function

The Cowboy Hat: History, Culture, Function

Author: David R. Stoecklein
ISBN: 9781933192611
Format: Hardback
$92.40

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Jacques Helleu & Chanel

Jacques Helleu & Chanel

Author: Jacques Helleu ,  Laurence Benaim
ISBN: 9780810943124
Format: Hardback
$330.00

This beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated volume tells the story of Helleu's vision for Chanel over the...  Read More >>

Guatemala's Masks and Drama

Guatemala's Masks and Drama

Author: Jim Pieper
ISBN: 9780826341426
Format: Hardback
$171.60

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The Story of Costume

The Story of Costume

Author: John Peacock
ISBN: 9780500513095
Format: Hardback
$35.00

Offering full-colour history of costume, this illustrated work is intended for children. With over 320 hand-drawn...  Read More >>

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