Pazazz : the impact and resonance of white clothing / Nina Edwards.
"Pazazz examines the complex meanings of white clothing throughout history. Delicate and impractical, white cloth in the past was difficult to obtain, as well as to keep clean. It is a symbol of purity but also of class superiority, privilege, and the display of leisure. It represents the menac...
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| Other title: | Impact and resonance of white clothing. |
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion Books Ltd,
2023.
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Table of Contents:
- The ancient gods of fashion
- The spiritual, the professional and the uniform
- Fashionable men, veils and gloves
- Powdered wigs and muslins
- Underwear and dirt
- Meringues and sleek satin shifts
- High fashion and street fashion
- Whiteout.