Fashion and Orientalism: Dress, Textiles and Culture from the 17th to the 21st Century

by Adam Geczy

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Orientalism is a central factor within the fashion system, both subtle and overt. In this timely and groundbreaking book, the author shows the extent of the influence that the Orient had, and continues to have, on fashion.

Our concept of Western fashion is unthinkable without it, whether in terms of the growth of the cotton industry or of garments we take for granted, such as the dressing gown. From pre-modern to contemporary times, this...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1847885993

ISBN13:9781847885999

Release Date:February 2013

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Design Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Social Science Social Sciences

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