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Designs created with shibori processes all share a softness of outline and spontaneity of effect
Functional Comfort: The back-elastic addition ensures the skirt sits flat against the small of the back
Dress Codes will fascinate both general readers and students interested in the history of fashion and costume
real shell buttons and a bright knot of linen thread to finish
Dress Codes: Meanings And Messages In American Culture dresses & jumpsuits “clothing tie-signsRich with illustrations, Dress Codes systematically analyzes the meaning and relevance of clothing in American culture. Presented here in one book for the first time are theories of clothing and an up to date analysis of images of power and authority, gender, seduction (the sexy look, the alluring look, the glamorous look, the vulnerable look), wealth and beauty, youth and health, and leisure and political hierarchy. Taken together, the chapters offer