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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463255303321

Autore

Schmidt Christine (Christine Margaret), <1958->

Titolo

The swimsuit [[electronic resource] ] : fashion from poolside to catwalk / / Christine Schmidt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Berg, 2012

ISBN

0-85785-124-1

Edizione

[English ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

746.92

Soggetti

Bathing suits - History

Bathing suits - History - 20th century

Bathing suits - History - 21st century

Bathing suits - Australia

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 (p. 145-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Swimsuit; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 A Template for New World Fashion; 2 Testing the Waters: Morality and Undressing the Body; 3 Show and Tell: Popularizing the Swimsuit; 4 Body Business: Beauty Made to Measure; 5 Going for Gold: Sport and Fashion; 6 Shaping Up: The History and Development of the Swimsuit's Integration into the Fashion Industry; 7 Branded Nation: A Place in the Sun; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Swimsuit: Fashion from Poolside to Catwalk documents  the modern swimsuit''s trajectory from men''s underwear and  circus/performance wear to its unique niche in world fashion. It  emphasizes the relationship between fashion, media, celebrity, sport and  the cultivation of the modern body.   This fascinating book  provides an historical, sociological and cultural context in which to  view how the swimsuit - and Australia, the country that significantly  influenced its modern form - migrated from the cultural and colonial  periphery to the centre of international attention. In addition, the