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

• Autore: Schmidt Christine (Christine Margaret), <1958->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Berg, 2012
• Edizione: English ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 746.92
• Soggetto topico: Bathing suits - History; Bathing suits - History - 20th century; Bathing suits - History - 21st century; Bathing suits - Australia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The swimsuit
• ISBN: 0-85785-124-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463255303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II