Modesty in dress; an inquiry into the fundamentals of fashion
by Laver, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ex-library with usual markings; spine slightly rolled; jacket a wee bit stuck to tape reside on front boards (may be easily, car
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. Hardcover. Ex-library with usual markings; spine slightly rolled; jacket a wee bit stuck to tape reside on front boards (may be easily, carefully detached) ; else a tight and clean good copy thus.. Quarto in white jacket illus. in color; 186 pages illustrations, portraits 27 cm ; bibliographical references (pages 183-186).Numerous b&w illus. & photos. Contents: Modesty and its foes -- The lust of the eye and the pride of life -- How fashion operates -- Formalized and fossilized dress -- The special case of military uniforms -- Vicarious ostentation -- The immodesty of disguise -- The exploitation of immodesty -- Frou-frou and fetishism -- Children should be seen -- The liberation of sport -- Oh! Reform it altogether! -- Male and female created He them -- Bibliography. || Clothing and dress -- History. Fashion -- History. Costume -- Histoire. Clothing and dress. Fashion.
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Details
- Seller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 86972
- Title
- Modesty in dress; an inquiry into the fundamentals of fashion
- Author
- Laver, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Ex-library with usual markings; spine slightly rolled; jacket a wee bit stuck to tape reside on front boards (may be easily, car
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1969
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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