LEADER 03792nam 2200625 450 001 9910511626603321 005 20201023111955.0 010 $a1-4742-5061-0 024 7 $a10.5040/9781474250641 035 $a(CKB)3710000000657855 035 $a(EBL)4526403 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001669283 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16460654 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001669283 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15002868 035 $a(PQKB)11465123 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4526403 035 $a(OCoLC)1201426580 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat74250641 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781474250641 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000657855 100 $a20201023d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSex and suits $ethe evolution of modern dress /$fAnne Hollander 210 1$aLondon, England :$cBloomsbury Academic,$d2020. 210 2$aLondon, England :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4742-5065-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index. 327 $aSex and the modern Form -- What fashion Is -- The work of fashion. Fashion, non-fashion and anti-fashion -- Meaning in fashion -- Form and sexuality -- Early fashion history -- Later changes -- Female invention -- The genesis of the suit. The great divide -- Reason and fantasy -- Sobriety and simplicity -- Antique natural nudity -- Heroes in wool -- Neo-classic erotics -- Ready-made men -- The once and future suit -- Modernity. Worth and his effects -- Reforming women -- Stays -- Redesigning women -- Modern transformations -- Recent Revolutions -- Nowadays. Informalities -- Sexualities -- Revelations -- Anxieties -- Perceptions. 330 $a"Since the dawn of western fashion in the Middle Ages, women's dress has never stopped evolving, yet menswear has seen far fewer style revolutions. At the centre of the male wardrobe is the suit: relatively unchanged since the 17th century, its cut and cloth suggest athleticism, seriousness, sexuality and strength - qualities which contrasted with the perceived superficiality and frivolity of female dress, and eventually led to the adoption of the suit into the female wardrobe where it remains to this day. In Sex and Suits brilliant essayist and art critic Anne Hollander charts the development of men's and women's fashion from their divergence in the medieval period to their convergence through to the late 20th century. Challenging the idea that the suit's success is merely down to its practicality, this trailblazing book argues that men have been fashion's true style-setters and that as women's fashion has taken on elements of men's style through tailoring, so men have reclaimed the embellishment and colour of past eras. First published in 1994 to great acclaim, this classic text is as fresh and provocative as ever and remains a must-read for students, scholars and anyone fascinated by the history of fashion and gender"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aClothing and dress$xSocial aspects 606 $aMen's clothing$xHistory 606 $aClothing and dress$xHistory 606 $aHistory of fashion$2bicssc 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aClothing and dress$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aMen's clothing$xHistory. 615 0$aClothing and dress$xHistory. 615 7$aHistory of fashion 676 $a391 686 $aDES005000$aART015000$2bisacsh 700 $aHollander$b Anne$0779147 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511626603321 996 $aSex and suits$92552637 997 $aUNINA