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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823634403321

Autore

Bartlett Djurdja <1949->

Titolo

FashionEast : the spectre that haunted socialism / / Djurdja Bartlett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2010

ISBN

0-262-31018-X

1-283-25852-8

9786613258526

0-262-28916-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 326 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

746.9/2

Soggetti

Fashion - Political aspects - Soviet Union

Fashion - Political aspects - Europe, Eastern

Fashion design - Political aspects - Soviet Union

Fashion design - Political aspects - Europe, Eastern

Socialism and culture - Soviet Union

Socialism and culture - Europe, Eastern

Soviet Union Social life and customs

Europe, Eastern Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Art versus technology : early Soviet dilemmas on dress Between science and myth : the birth of socialist fashion East Europe : from utopia to myth The Cold War and the fashion war From red to beige : a set of rules The decline of socialist fashion Fashion rising

Sommario/riassunto

A richly illustrated, comprehensive study of fashion under socialism, from state-sponsored prototypes to unofficial imitations of Paris fashion.