| Acknowledgements and Author’s
Note
1 The Case Against Fashion
2 How Did We Get Here?
3 What Happened to Men?
Victorian Heroines and Modern Misreadings
4 Two Kinds of Freedom
5 Who Are We Trying to Please?
6 Do Appearances Matter?
Hunt the Symbol
Caution – These Words are Loaded!
7 The Ultimate Attack: Fashion as Pornography
8 Dress as Ritual
Case Study: One Festive Place
9 What Next?
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
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“This new book on Fashion and its History is brilliant and fascinating. It is a ‘must read’ for all who are interested in style and clothes.” Roy Miles, author of Priceless: a life in art
“An impressive piece of research
which Carolyn Beckingham has translated into a persuasive narrative.
She marshals her material with skill and authority and presents
her arguments in clear, well-written prose, avoiding academic jargon.
The book will appeal not only to the specialist in this area of
study but also to the general reader. Many will find added pleasure
in returning to the classic literature from which she draws many
of her examples.” Alan Beecham, writer and journalist
“The definitive overview of fashion. An impressive and witty chronological history of our way of adorning ourselves. A must to enjoy and to treasure.” Lucienne Phillips, fashion doyenne |
