Fashion & society books

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The Cowboy Boot: History, Art, Culture and Function

The Cowboy Boot: History, Art, Culture and Function...

Author: David R. Stoecklein
ISBN: 9781931153263
Format: Hardback
$92.40

Brings into focus some of the most important elements of cowboy gear-boots, spurs, and buckles. Learn about the...  Read More >>

Denim: A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary Fabric

Denim: A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary...

Author: Paul Trynka ,  Graham Marsh
ISBN: 9781845131111
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Now republished in a smaller and more affordable format, Denim is a pictorial exploration of the rich history and...  Read More >>

The Complete Fashion Sourcebook: 2,000 Illustrations Charting 20th-Century Fashion

The Complete Fashion Sourcebook: 2,000 Illustrations...

Author: John Peacock
ISBN: 9780500512760
Format: Hardback
$49.95

"An edition combining all seven books in John Peacock's ""Fashion Sourcebooks"" series, which charts in meticulous...  Read More >>

Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body

Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style...

Author: Clinton Kelly ,  Stacy London
ISBN: 9780307236715
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Featuring 26 different male and female body types, this work offers advice on dressing for every occasion (work,...  Read More >>

American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820: A Guide to Identification and Interpretation

American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820:...

Author: Carolyn L. White
ISBN: 9780759105881
Format: Hardback
$174.95

The first comprehensive guide to identifying and interpreting items such as buttons, clasps, buckles, combs, and...  Read More >>

The National Fabric: Fashion, Britishness, Globalization

The National Fabric: Fashion, Britishness, Globalization...

Author: Professor Alison Goodrum
ISBN: 9781845201876
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Through an examination of iconic fashion companies Paul Smith and Mulberry, 'The National Fabric' provides telling...  Read More >>

The National Fabric: Fashion, Britishness, Globalization

The National Fabric: Fashion, Britishness, Globalization...

Author: Professor Alison Goodrum
ISBN: 9781845201869
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Through an examination of iconic fashion companies Paul Smith and Mulberry, this work provides insights into the...  Read More >>

American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820: A Guide to Identification and Interpretation

American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820:...

Author: Carolyn L. White
ISBN: 9780759105898
Format: Paperback
$92.95

The first comprehensive guide to identifying and interpreting items such as buttons, clasps, buckles, combs, and...  Read More >>

Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress

Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress...

Author: Keith Eubank ,  Phyllis G. Tortora
ISBN: 9781563673450
Format: Hardback
$303.60

An analysis of Western dress, this book is a basic text for readers who want an overview and chronology of costume,...  Read More >>

Fashioning Socialism: Clothing, Politics and Consumer Culture in East Germany

Fashioning Socialism: Clothing, Politics and Consumer...

Author: Judd Stitziel
ISBN: 9781845202828
Format: Paperback
$69.99

'Fashioning Socialism', a history of communist fashion in East Germany, uses clothing as a lens to read society....  Read More >>

Fashioning Socialism: Clothing, Politics and Consumer Culture in East Germany

Fashioning Socialism: Clothing, Politics and Consumer...

Author: Judd Stitziel
ISBN: 9781845202811
Format: Hardback
$260.00

Fashioning Socialism, a history of communist fashion in East Germany, uses clothing as a lens to read society. The...  Read More >>

Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II

Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis...

Author: Philip Mansel
ISBN: 9780300106978
Format: Hardback
$118.80

Throughout history rulers have used clothes as a form of legitimization and propaganda. While palaces, pictures,...  Read More >>

The Meanings of Dress

The Meanings of Dress

Author: Susan O. Michelman ,  Kimberly A. Miller-Spillman
ISBN: 9781563673665
Format: Paperback
$194.04

Covers topics, such as dress and sociology, cultural studies, gender, religion, modesty and technological changes....  Read More >>

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture

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

Author: Valerie Steele
ISBN: 9781859738313
Format: Paperback
$81.71

Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied...  Read More >>

Uniforms Exposed: From Conformity to Transgression

Uniforms Exposed: From Conformity to Transgression

Author: Jennifer Craik (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
ISBN: 9781859738047
Format: Paperback
$59.99

From fascists to fashionistas, this work looks at clothing and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing...  Read More >>

Uniforms Exposed: From Conformity to Transgression

Uniforms Exposed: From Conformity to Transgression

Author: Jennifer Craik (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
ISBN: 9781859738986
Format: Hardback
$260.00

From fascists to fashionistas, this work looks at clothing and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing...  Read More >>

Does My Belly Look Big In This?: The Definitive Style Guide For Men

Does My Belly Look Big In This?: The Definitive Style...

Author: Sue Donnelly
ISBN: 9781905430000
Format: Paperback
$31.02

Men can't get together to discuss which outfit suits them, or realise the allure of retail therapy like women can....  Read More >>

Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century

Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century...

Author: Akiko Fukai ,  Tamami Suoh
ISBN: 9783822840993
Format: Paperback
$79.17

This special 25th anniverary edition has a chic new format: two volumes packaged in a slipcase.  Read More >>

Man Against Myth

Man Against Myth

Author: Barrows Dunham
ISBN: 9781417994878
Format: Paperback
$81.71

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of...  Read More >>

History of 20th Century Fashion

History of 20th Century Fashion

Author: Elizabeth Ewing ,  Alice Mackrell
ISBN: 9780713489323
Format: Paperback
$43.96

A History of 20th Century Fashion charts the early dominance of couture to the influences of street culture.  Read More >>

Is Fashion a Woman's Right?

Is Fashion a Woman's Right?

Author: Carolyn Beckingham
ISBN: 9781845190774
Format: Hardback
$107.50

Addresses the evidence for the belief that enjoyment of fashion is necessarily inconsistent with feminist values,...  Read More >>

The Folklore Of Fairytale

The Folklore Of Fairytale

Author: MacLeod Yearsley
ISBN: 9781417968077
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of...  Read More >>

Shoes: The Complete Sourcebook

Shoes: The Complete Sourcebook

Author: John Peacock
ISBN: 9780500512128
Format: Hardback
$65.00

Offers a comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of shoes. This title charts the development of different...  Read More >>

Sneakers: The Complete Collectors' Guide

Sneakers: The Complete Collectors' Guide

Author: Unorthodox Styles
ISBN: 9780500512159
Format: Hardback
$79.07

A guide to some of the very best and most collectible sneaker designs. It features: over 180 sneaker designs from...  Read More >>

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