Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Title: Dress codes : how the laws of fashion made history / Richard Thompson Ford. Format: Book Author: Ford, Richard T. (Richard Thompson), author. Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021. Description: xi, 443 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Summary: A law professor and cultural critic offers an exploration of the laws of fashion throughout history, from the middle ages to the present day, examining the canons, mores and customs of clothing rules that we often take for granted. Subjects: Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- History. Fashion -- History. Clothing and dress -- Law and legislation -- History. Sumptuary laws -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-420) and index. Contents: Historical milestones and important dress codes -- Introduction -- Status symbols. Encoding status ; Self-fashioning ; Signs of faith ; Sex symbols -- From opulence to elegance. The great masculine renunciation ; Style and status ; Sex and simplicity ; The "rational dress" movement ; Flapper feminism -- Power dressing. Slaves to fashion? ; From rags to resistance ; Sagging and subordination -- Politics and personality. How to dress like a woman ; Recoding gender ; Piercing the veil -- Retailored expectations. Merit badges ; Artifice and appropriation -- Conclusion: Decoding dress codes -- Epilogue: Dress codes stripped bare. ISBN: 9781501180064 (hardcover) 1501180061 (hardcover) Other Number: 1236208756 Control Number: 3815553 Total Owned in SHARE 10 # Available: 9 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Available?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
