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Fashion Victims

By Alison Matthews-David

Fashion Victims Death & Mourning

Fashion Victims

By Alison Matthews-David

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From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally 'drop-dead gorgeous' gowns. Fabulously gory and gruesome, Fashion Victims takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the lethal history of women's, men's and children's dress, in myth and reality. Drawing upon surviving fashion objects and numerous visual and textual sources, encompassing louse-ridden military uniforms, accounts of the fiery deaths of Oscar Wilde's half-sisters and dancer Isadora Duncan's accidental strangulation by her long, fringed scarf; the book explores how garments have tormented those who made and wore them, and harmed animals and the environment in the process. Vividly chronicling evidence from Greek mythology to the present day, Matthews David puts everyday apparel under the microscope and unpicks the dark side of fashion. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 images, Fashion Victims is a remarkable resource for everyone from scholars and students to fashion enthusiasts.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2017-07-13
Publication Date:
2017-07-13
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1350005088
ISBN13:
9781350005082
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
866 g
Height:
220 cm
Width:
277 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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