Author : Nancy Loewen
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 46,20 MB
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1491439173
"Hats, pants, shoes, and shirts... Pull them on, tie them up, button them to the top. Time to take a trip around the world to see what people wear"--Back cover.
Author : Charles Murphy
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,48 MB
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1482455811
Its time to get dressed! In this increasingly connected world, numerous peoples around the world share modern fashions. However, many cultures reserve distinctive outfits for special occasions. This intriguing volume, a valuable addition to any social studies collection, showcases clothing from West Africa, Mexico, India, South Korea, Scotland, and other places. Traditional apparel, some of which is now seen in western countries, is displayed in vivid photographs.
Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1785 pages
File Size : 42,58 MB
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 131745166X
Taking a global, multicultural, social, and economic perspective, this work explores the diverse and colourful history of human attire. From prehistoric times to the age of globalization, articles cover the evolution of clothing utility, style, production, and commerce, including accessories (shoes, hats, gloves, handbags, and jewellery) for men, women, and children. Dress for different climates, occupations, recreational activities, religious observances, rites of passages, and other human needs and purposes - from hunting and warfare to sports and space exploration - are examined in depth and detail. Fashion and design trends in diverse historical periods, regions and countries, and social and ethnic groups constitute a major area of coverage, as does the evolution of materials (from animal fur to textiles to synthetic fabrics) and production methods (from sewing and weaving to industrial manufacturing and computer-aided design). Dress as a reflection of social status, intellectual and artistic trends, economic conditions, cultural exchange, and modern media marketing are recurring themes. Influential figures and institutions in fashion design, industry and manufacturing, retail sales, production technologies, and related fields are also covered.
Author : Jill Condra
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1446 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Art
ISBN :
This two-volume set presents information and images of the varied clothing and textiles of cultures around the world, allowing readers to better appreciate the richness and diversity of human culture and history. The contributors to Encyclopedia of National Dress: Traditional Clothing around the World examine clothing that is symbolic of the people who live in regions all over the world, providing a historical and geographic perspective that illustrates how people dress and explains the reasons behind the material, design, and style. The encyclopedia features a preface and introduction to its contents. Each entry in the encyclopedia includes a short historical and geographical background for the topic before discussing the clothing of people in that country or region of the world. This work will be of great interest to high school students researching fashion, fashion history, or history as well as to undergraduate students and general readers interested in anthropology, textiles, fashion, ethnology, history, or ethnic dress.
Author : Andrew Brooks
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1783600691
‘An interesting and important account.’ Daily Telegraph Have you ever stopped and wondered where your jeans came from? Who made them and where? Ever wondered where they end up after you donate them for recycling? Following a pair of jeans, Clothing Poverty takes the reader on a vivid around-the-world tour to reveal how clothes are manufactured and retailed, bringing to light how fast fashion and clothing recycling are interconnected. Andrew Brooks shows how recycled clothes are traded across continents, uncovers how retailers and international charities are embroiled in commodity chains which perpetuate poverty, and exposes the hidden trade networks which transect the globe. Stitching together rich narratives, from Mozambican markets, Nigerian smugglers and Chinese factories to London’s vintage clothing scene, TOMS shoes and Vivienne Westwood’s ethical fashion lines, Brooks uncovers the many hidden sides of fashion.
Author : Karen Tranberg Hansen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 12,98 MB
Release : 2000-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226315805
When we donate our unwanted clothes to charity, we rarely think about what will happen to them: who will sort and sell them, and finally, who will revive and wear them. In this fascinating look at the multibillion dollar secondhand clothing business, Karen Tranberg Hansen takes us around the world from the West, where clothing is donated, through the salvage houses in North America and Europe, where it is sorted and compressed, to Africa, in this case, Zambia. There it enters the dynamic world of Salaula, a Bemba term that means "to rummage through a pile." Essential for the African economy, the secondhand clothing business is wildly popular, to the point of threatening the indigenous textile industry. But, Hansen shows, wearing secondhand clothes is about much more than imitating Western styles. It is about taking a garment and altering it to something entirely local, something that adheres to current cultural norms of etiquette. By unraveling how these garments becomes entangled in the economic, political, and cultural processes of contemporary Zambia, Hansen also raises provocative questions about environmentalism, charity, recycling, and thrift.
Author : Baby
Publisher : Baby Professor
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 2024-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
There are many ways to explore the world without a passport. One of the most colorful would be to learn from traditional clothing from different cultures and regions. The purpose of this coloring book is to become familiar with how traditional clothing look. Coloring is a hands-on exercise which translates to learning through the senses. Grab a copy today.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,3 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Textile fabrics
ISBN : 9780268108083
Clothing the New World Church makes a significant contribution to the fields of textile studies, art history, Church history, and Latin American studies, and to interdisciplinary scholarship on material culture and indigenous agency in the New World.
Author : Maya Ajmera
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1580894178
A celebration of clothing in bright, beautiful photographs of exuberant and diverse children from around the world, WHAT WE WEAR: DRESSING UP AROUND THE WORLD inspires young readers to explore the way clothing makes them feel and how it tells the world who they are. What we wear can identify who we are: what team we play for or what team we root for, where we go to school, how we worship, or how we represent our heritage. What we wear expresses our individuality, and clothes can make us happy, confident, and proud. Whether it’s a piper in a tartan plaid, a cowpoke in a cowboy hat, or a novice in ceremonial face paint, children everywhere wear different clothes and accessories for different reasons. But, one thing they all have in common is that they are all unique and beautiful. Backmatter encourages young readers to explore the way people dress in other countries and other cultures at folk festivals, at museums, and at home by asking about their own family heritage.
Author : Kate Fletcher
Publisher : Uniformbooks
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 2019-05
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN : 9781910010211
In this collection of autobiographical writings, Kate Fletcher explores relationships between garments and human embeddedness in nature. Going beyond the idea that nature is a means to human ends, Wild Dress documents how we wear clothes in ways that add weight to and awareness of the natural world. Includes fifteen colour photographs of Macclesfield Forest and the Goyt Valley in the Peak District and Garsdale in the Yorkshire Dales by Charlie Meecham.Kate Fletcher is Professor of Sustainability, Design and Fashion at the University of the Arts London. For more than two decades her work has been at the forefront of the movement for systems change in the fashion sector. She has written and co-edited seven books translated into as many languages.
