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

• Autore: Paoletti Jo Barraclough <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 391.00973
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Sex and unisex
• ISBN: 0-253-01602-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460471203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II