Sex and suits : the evolution of modern dress

Sex and suits : the evolution of modern dress / Anne Hollander.

"Since the dawn of western fashion in the Middle Ages, women's dress has never stopped evolving, yet menswear has seen far fewer style revolutions. At the centre of the male wardrobe is the suit: relatively unchanged since the 17th century, its cut and cloth suggest athleticism, seriousnes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hollander, Anne (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Subjects:
Clothing and dress > Social aspects.
Men's clothing > History.
Clothing and dress > History.
Fashion & society.
Fashion design & theory.
History of art > art & design styles.
History of fashion.
DESIGN > Fashion.
ART > History > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
Clothing and dress
Clothing and dress > Social aspects
Men's clothing
Kleidung
Mode
Gesellschaft
Art and Design.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Sex and the modern Form
  • What fashion Is
  • The work of fashion. Fashion, non-fashion and anti-fashion
  • Meaning in fashion
  • Form and sexuality
  • Early fashion history
  • Later changes
  • Female invention
  • The genesis of the suit. The great divide
  • Reason and fantasy
  • Sobriety and simplicity
  • Antique natural nudity
  • Heroes in wool
  • Neo-classic erotics
  • Ready-made men
  • The once and future suit
  • Modernity. Worth and his effects
  • Reforming women
  • Stays
  • Redesigning women
  • Modern transformations
  • Recent Revolutions
  • Nowadays. Informalities
  • Sexualities
  • Revelations
  • Anxieties
  • Perceptions.

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