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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460471203321

Autore

Paoletti Jo Barraclough <1949->

Titolo

Sex and unisex : fashion, feminism, and the sexual revolution / / Jo B. Paoletti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-253-01602-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

391.00973

Soggetti

Clothing and dress - Sex differences - United States

Clothing and dress - Social aspects - United States

Fashion - Social aspects - United States

Fashion - United States

Feminism - United States

Sex - United States

Sex role - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Movers, Shakers, and Boomers; 2 Feminism and Femininity; 3 The Peacock Revolution; 4 Nature and/or Nurture?; 5 Litigating the Revolution; 6 The Culture Wars, Then and Now; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Notorious as much for its fashion as for its music, the 1960's and 1970's produced provocative fashion trends that reflected the rising wave of gender politics and the sexual revolution. In an era when gender stereotypes were questioned and dismantled, and when the feminist and gay rights movements were gaining momentum and a voice, the fashion industry responded in kind. Designers from Paris to Hollywood imagined a future of equality and androgyny. The unisex movement affected all ages, with adult fashions trickling down to school-aged children and clothing for infants. Between 1965 and 1975, g