Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 206 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781350180949
Content:
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The hidden language of clothing -- Nursery rhymes, fabric and clothing -- Rhymes about clothing and class -- Rhymes with an advisory or cautionary (clothing) theme -- Rhymes about clothing poverty -- Chapter 2: From democratisation to fast fashion -- Technological change and the cotton industry -- Developments in the making and retailing of ready-made clothing -- Adoption of the sewing machine -- Retailing revolution (I) -- The democratisation of shoe production -- Retailing revolution (II) -- Democratising colour -- Chapter 3: Sustainability and clothing in context -- The emergence of fashion -- The road to fast fashion -- The backlash against fast fashion -- The fabric of fashion conundrum -- Transparency on the label -- The use of fur and feathers -- Chapter 4: The human factor: Clothing, growth and alternative economic paradigms -- 'Sweating' and the fight for a minimum wage -- The move to outsourcing -- The 'economics' of fast fashion -- Chapter 5: Clothing, nature and the environment -- Clothing in pastoral narratives -- Nature fights back -- Nature and the Arts and Crafts Movement -- Chapter 6: Philosophies of dress -- Oscar Wilde: 'The Philosophy of Dress' -- Mary Eliza Haweis: The Art of Dress -- Eric Gill: Clothes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350180970
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Worth, Rachel The hidden life of clothing London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023 ISBN 9781350180987
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350180970
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Mode
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Bekleidungsindustrie
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Nachhaltigkeit
;
Geschichte
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