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Based on examples from fashion magazines, trade periodicals, costume artifacts, Hollywood films and the records of organized labor the author describes the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the 'fashion-industrial complex' and the ways in which individuals and groups em…
"Undergarments have long given shape to the clothed female form while also shaping our understanding of femininity. Fields charts the changes in both the design of these garments and the meaning of intimate apparel in America by closely examining the history of specific garments…
Presents the history of twentieth-century lingerie. This book examines the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the 'fashion-industrial complex, ' and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet significant, intimate…
O corpo feminino sempre foi subjugado à padrões e estereótipos de beleza, encontrando na Moda uma das contribuições mais intensas de opressão estética ao longo da história: o espartilho e a silhueta. Contudo, ao mesmo tempo em que contribui para a construção, a Moda também tem s…
In his 1941 book The Ways of Fashion, industry insider and editor of Women’s Wear, Morris de Camp Crawford referred to the French couture house of Jeanne Hallée as “one of the best of the early houses.” While arguably true, Crawford unknowingly made a far more accurate statement…
