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Clothing as Material Culture

By Susanne Kuchler, Susanne Kuchler

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Clothing as Material Culture

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This book puts the material back into clothing. In recent years social scientists have become increasingly interested in theories of fashion, but have rarely directly addressed the material qualities of clothing. By contrast, traditional studies of dress have focused on textiles but often neglect the larger cultural context within which dress becomes consumed as clothing. This book fills a major gap by combining these two 'camps' through an expressly material culture approach to clothing. In sustained case studies, Kchler and Miller argue that cloth and clothing are living, vibrant parts of culture and the body. From the recycling of cloth in Africa and India and the use of pattern in the Pacific, to the history of 'wash and wear' and why women wear the wrong clothes to restaurants in London, this book shows the considerable advantage gained by seamlessly combining material and social aspects of dress and textiles.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2005-06-04
Publication Date:
2005-01-03
Publisher:
Berg 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1845200667
ISBN13:
9781845200664
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
482 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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