Author : Christopher Breward
Release : 1995-05-15
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 259/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Culture of Fashion by : Christopher Breward
Download or read book The Culture of Fashion written by Christopher Breward. This book was released on 1995-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meaning from medieval Europe to twentieth-century America. Breward's work provides the reader with a clear guide to the changes in style and taste and shows that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society, especially when concerned with sexual and body politics.