"Functional Clothing Design introduces new ways to look at the human body, the environment, and clothing. It explores the ways design can achieve goals such as protecting the body, increasing health and safety, or increasing body function. Building on the groundbreaking text Clo…
In treating memory as a cultural rather than an individual faculty, this book provides an account of how practices of a non-inscribed kind are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Most studies of memory as a cultural faculty focus on inscribed transmissions of memories. Connerton…
There are references to clothing throughout Paul's letters, and the metaphor constitutes a significant aspect of his theology. The imagery appears several times in his letters: clothing with Christ (Gal 3:27; Rom 13:14), clothing with the new man (Col 3:9-10; Eph 4:22-24), and c…
There are references to clothing throughout PaulGÇÖs letters, and the metaphor constitutes a significant aspect of his theology. The imagery appears several times in his letters: clothing with Christ (Gal 3:27; Rom 13:14), clothing with the new man (Col 3:9GÇô10; Eph 4:22GÇô24),…
Mr. Pink:""Why can't we pick out our own color?""Joe:""I tried that once, it don't work. You get four guys fighting over who's gonna be Mr. Black.""--Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir DogsMen's clothes went black in the nineteenth century. Dickens, Ruskin and Baudelaire all asked why…
This book traces the history of the wearing of black clothes over the last 1000 years. From the church to the court, from the court to officials and the merchant class to the fashions of the twentieth century this book looks at the significance and dominance of black clothes.
Clothing for Children and Teenagers: Anthropometry, Sizing and Fit addresses the complexities of developing size specifications for clothing aimed at seven to seventeen year olds. Children and teenagers experience rapid physical growth and alterations in body shape as they devel…
"Woven Terry Fabrics: Manufacturing and Quality Management encompasses all aspects of terry fabric production, from raw material choice and weave design to technological developments, dyeing, and quality evaluation. Nothing feels more luxurious and comforting than wrapping mysel…
Fashion matters for the economy, to society, and to each of us personally. Faster than anything else, what we wear tells the story of who we are or who we want to be. It is the most immediate form of self-expression. Yet even as fashion touches the lives of each and every one of…
The clothed body in the ancient world
by Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, Harlow, Mary, Cleland, Liza
The clothed body in the ancient world
by Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, Harlow, Mary, Cleland, Liza
Review: "The recent renaissance of interest in the history of dress and its cultural importance is celebrated in this collection of interdisciplinary essays. The volume argues for the importance of studying clothing as more than merely a subset of material culture, demonstrating…
The clothed body in the ancient world
by Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, Harlow, Mary, Cleland, Liza
Review: "The recent renaissance of interest in the history of dress and its cultural importance is celebrated in this collection of interdisciplinary essays. The volume argues for the importance of studying clothing as more than merely a subset of material culture, demonstrating…
The clothed body in the ancient world
by Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, Harlow, Mary, Cleland, Liza
"The recent renaissance of interest in the history of dress and its cultural importance is celebrated in this collection of interdisciplinary essays. The volume argues for the importance of studying clothing as more than merely a subset of material culture, demonstrating the imp…
The clothed body in the ancient world
by Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, Harlow, Mary, Cleland, Liza
