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A fresh examination of the representation of Brazilian dress, furthering academic debates on global dress and fashion and bringing new light to existing scholarship on National Geographic

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The book offers a unique view on dandyism as a cultural tradition, based not merely on fashionable attire, but also as a particular lifestyle with specific standards of behaviour, bodily practices and conceptual approaches to dress.

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This text presents a theory of what dress means in relation to the body. Identity relies on boundaries to individuate the self. Dress challenges boundaries: it frames the body and serves both to distinguish and connect self and "Other". It argues that clothing is both a boundary and not a boundary.

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This text presents a theory of what dress means in relation to the body. Identity relies on boundaries to individuate the self. Dress challenges boundaries: it frames the body and serves both to distinguish and connect self and "Other". It argues that clothing is both a boundary and not a boundary.

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"The first systematic study of fatness and thinness in the fashion industry, this book explores the reasons why fashion producers forgo the plus-size market in favour of the ideal of thinness"--

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Relationships between dress and the body have existed in European and Anatolian folk cultures well into the 20th century. This text examines dress in a broad range of folk cultures - from Turkey, Greece and Slovakia to Norway, Latvia and Lithuania.

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Relationships between dress and the body have existed in European and Anatolian folk cultures well into the 20th century. This text examines dress in a broad range of folk cultures - from Turkey, Greece and Slovakia to Norway, Latvia and Lithuania.

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On any given day nearly half of the world's population is wearing blue jeans - this is the first serious attempt to understand the causes, nature and consequences of the rise of global' denim.

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Explores the social importance of hair, wherever it grows, explaining the cultural significance of hair and hairiness, and presenting a critical engagement with hair and its stories, histories, performances and rituals. This title includes essays which encompass the study of hair in fashion, film, art, history, performance and consumer culture.

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Explores the social importance of hair, wherever it grows, explaining the cultural significance of hair and hairiness, and presenting a critical engagement with hair and its stories, histories, performances and rituals. This title includes essays which encompass the study of hair in fashion, film, art, history, performance and consumer culture.

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These articles were written between 1910 and 1920 by the Paris hairstylist, Emile Long, in order to keep English coiffeurs informed of trends in French fashion and hairdressing. They cover consumer habits, technology, notions of cleanliness, and changing ideals of femininity and the social order.

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These articles were written between 1910 and 1920 by the Paris hairstylist, Emile Long, in order to keep English coiffeurs informed of trends in French fashion and hairdressing. They cover consumer habits, technology, notions of cleanliness, and changing ideals of femininity and the social order.

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This concise encyclopedia examines headwear around the world, from ancient times to the modern era, comprising entries that address cultural significance, religion, historical events, geography, demographic and ethnic issues, fashion, and contemporary trends.

Are feathers from endangered bird species still commonly used on hats

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A cross-disciplinary study of the role of fashion in contemporary society, and its relationship with individual identity and the self.

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A cross-disciplinary study of the role of fashion in contemporary society, and its relationship with individual identity and the self.

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