The culture of fashion Konstantinos Tsimonis

The culture of fashion Konstantinos TsimonisThis 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

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