{"product_id":"9780719041259","title":"The culture of fashion","description":"Author: Christopher Breward\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780719041259\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Mar 1995\u003cbr\u003ePages: 264 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, and challenges existing fashion histories, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society, especially when concerned with sexual and body politics. With a chronological structure, each chapter focuses on both male and female fashion of a specific period, covering its fascinating developments. It discusses: andrognous dressing; body piercing; fabrics, clothing and the rise of city life; dress, and the changing shape of the human body; controversies surrounding trousers and leg wear for both men and women; exposure of flesh; fashion and social status; and the dissemination of fashion through travel, film, magazines and catwalk shows.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904432095390,"sku":"ING-9780719041259","price":38.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780719041259.jpg?v=1782453024","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780719041259","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}