The culture of fashion : a new history of fashionable dress / Christopher Breward ; picture research, Jane Audas.

By:

Breward, Christopher, 1965-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Studies in design and material culture | Studies in design and material culturePublication details: Manchester : Manchester University Press, c1995.Description: xii,244p.,[8]p. of plates : ill(some col.), ports.(some col.) ; 25cmISBN:

9780719041242 (cased) :
9780719041259 (pbk) :
0719041252 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

391 BRE

Summary: This 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, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	391 BRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		106561

Bibliography: p237-241. _ Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-241) and index.

This 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, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society.