Fashion & society books

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Bravehearts: Men in Skirts

Bravehearts: Men in Skirts

Author: Andrew Bolton
ISBN: 9780810965584
Format: Hardback
$105.60

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Dress and Morality

Dress and Morality

Author: Aileen Ribeiro (The Courtauld Institute of Art and The University of London, UK)
ISBN: 9781859737774
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Moralists have raged throughout history against various fashions for being too short, too long, too tight, too loose...  Read More >>

The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture

The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture

Author: Faegheh Shirazi
ISBN: 9780813020846
Format: Hardback
$158.27

"This work demonstrates that the veil, the garment known in Islamic cultures as the """"hijab"""", holds within...  Read More >>

Ladies’ Dress Accessories

Ladies’ Dress Accessories

Author: Eleanor Johnson
ISBN: 9780747805700
Format: Paperback
$12.99

As human societies evolved, clothing became more than just a basic necessity to protect the body from cold. Both...  Read More >>

English Children's Costume 1775-1920

English Children's Costume 1775-1920

Author: Iris Brooke
ISBN: 9780486429847
Format: Paperback
$20.99

Late in the 18th century, English children's apparel began to look different from that worn by their elders. This...  Read More >>

The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture

The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture

Author: Faegheh Shirazi
ISBN: 9780813026985
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and cartoons gathered from popular culture, this provocative book demonstrates...  Read More >>

Roman Dress Accessories

Roman Dress Accessories

Author: Ellen Swift
ISBN: 9780747805670
Format: Paperback
$36.83

Provides an introduction to Roman dress accessories (non-precious metal jewellery). Using evidence from finds, this...  Read More >>

Wedding Dress across Cultures

Wedding Dress across Cultures

Author: Helen Bradley Foster ,  Donald Clay Johnson
ISBN: 9781859737477
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Wedding clothes are not only distinctive forms of dress, but are also steeped in years of cultural tradition. This...  Read More >>

Veil: Modesty, Privacy and Resistance

Veil: Modesty, Privacy and Resistance

Author: Fadwa El Guindi
ISBN: 9781859739297
Format: Paperback
$69.99

In the 1970s, often to the consternation of parents and siblings, certain progressive young Arab women voluntarily...  Read More >>

Wedding Dress across Cultures

Wedding Dress across Cultures

Author: Helen Bradley Foster ,  Donald Clay Johnson
ISBN: 9781859737422
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Examines what the donning of uniforms says about cultural psychology and the expression of economic nationalism...  Read More >>

Arab Dress. A Short History: From the Dawn of Islam to Modern Times

Arab Dress. A Short History: From the Dawn of Islam...

Author: Yedida K. Stillman ,  Gwenfair Walters Adams
ISBN: 9789004135932
Format: Hardback
$504.24

This richly illustrated volume is a historical and ethnographic study of one important aspect of Arab-Islamic material...  Read More >>

Ties

Ties

Author: Marc Solal
ISBN: 9782843235238
Format: Hardback
$66.00

In this whimsical look at the most important accessory of men's fashion, Marc Solal has created 30 portraits of...  Read More >>

Legends of Maui: Legends of Maui A Demi-God of Polynesia and of His Mother Hina

Legends of Maui: Legends of Maui A Demi-God of Polynesia...

Author: W D Westervelt
ISBN: 9781410207296
Format: Paperback
$65.87

The Maui story probably contains a larger number of unique and ancient myths than that of any other legendary character...  Read More >>

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 4 (1888)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 4 (1888)

Author: Jacob Grimm
ISBN: 9780766177451
Format: Paperback
$121.31

Volume 4 of 4. Jacob Grimm was perhaps the first man who commanded a wide enough view of the whole field of Teutonic...  Read More >>

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 2 (1883)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 2 (1883)

Author: Jacob Grimm
ISBN: 9780766177437
Format: Paperback
$100.19

Volume 2 of 4. Jacob Grimm was perhaps the first man who commanded a wide enough view of the whole field of Teutonic...  Read More >>

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 1 (1883)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 1 (1883)

Author: Jacob Grimm
ISBN: 9780766177420
Format: Paperback
$97.55

Volume 1 of 4. Jacob Grimm was perhaps the first man who commanded a wide enough view of the whole field of Teutonic...  Read More >>

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 3 (1883)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 3 (1883)

Author: Jacob Grimm
ISBN: 9780766177444
Format: Paperback
$97.55

Volume 3 of 4. Jacob Grimm was perhaps the first man who commanded a wide enough view of the whole field of Teutonic...  Read More >>

Silk for Thrones and Altars: Chinese Costumes and Textiles from the Liao Through the Qing Dynasty

Silk for Thrones and Altars: Chinese Costumes and Textiles...

Author: John E. Vollmer ,  Thiery Pratt
ISBN: 9782951883611
Format: Paperback
$105.96

Examines Chinese textiles made for and used by the ruling elite of China. This work presents 77 Chinese textiles...  Read More >>

Motorcycle Jackets: Ultimate Bikers’ Fashions: Ultimate Bikers’ Fashions

Motorcycle Jackets: Ultimate Bikers’ Fashions: Ultimate...

Author: Rin Tanaka
ISBN: 9780764318498
Format: Hardback
$145.00

Motorcycle jackets have become a symbol of freedom for young people around the world. Since World War II, these...  Read More >>

Clothing the Pacific

Clothing the Pacific

Author: Chloë Colchester
ISBN: 9781859736715
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Sets out to examine the multiple histories of cloth and clothing in the Pacific and to investigate its role in social...  Read More >>

Fashion Foundations: Early Writings on Fashion and Dress

Fashion Foundations: Early Writings on Fashion and Dress...

Author: Kim K. P. Johnson (University of Minnesota, USA) ,  Susan J. Torntore
ISBN: 9781859736197
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Costume historians trace the birth of fashion back to the thirteenth century and writings on fashion date back as...  Read More >>

Clothing the Pacific

Clothing the Pacific

Author: Chloë Colchester
ISBN: 9781859736661
Format: Hardback
$240.00

This book sets out to examine the multiple histories of cloth and clothing in the Pacific and to investigate its...  Read More >>

Fashion Foundations: Early Writings on Fashion and Dress

Fashion Foundations: Early Writings on Fashion and Dress...

Author: Kim K. P. Johnson (University of Minnesota, USA) ,  Susan J. Torntore
ISBN: 9781859736142
Format: Hardback
$240.00

Costume historians trace the birth of fashion back to the thirteenth century and writings on fashion date back as...  Read More >>

Women in Trousers

Women in Trousers

Author: Demetri Marchessini ,  Adrian Mott
ISBN: 9780954510701
Format: Hardback
$33.51

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