Author : Nancy Loewen
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 44,76 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 : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1785 pages
File Size : 18,31 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 : Charles Murphy
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 36,13 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 : Andrew Brooks
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 20,79 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 : 48,22 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 : Nan Turner
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 33,9 MB
Release : 2022-01-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781789383461
The story of civilian clothing use during World War II. Manufacturing for civilians across the globe nearly stopped at the outset of World War II, as outfitting troops took precedence over nonmilitary production. Raw materials were prioritized for the armed forces and the majority of non-military factories were shifted to war work, resulting in shortages and rationing of consumer products. Civilians, especially women, responded to the resulting scarcity of goods by using ingenuity and creativity to "make do." In Clothing Goes to War, Nan Turner offers a critical look at some of the resourceful results of this period as necessity paved the way for fashionable invention.
Author : Jill Condra
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1446 pages
File Size : 39,99 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 : Baby
Publisher : Baby Professor
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,56 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 : Beverly Lemire
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1351028723
Dressing Global Bodies addresses the complex politics of dress and fashion from a global perspective spanning four centuries, tying the early global to more contemporary times, to reveal clothing practice as a key cultural phenomenon and mechanism of defining one’s identity. This collection of essays explores how garments reflect the hierarchies of value, collective and personal inclinations, religious norms and conversions. Apparel is now recognized for its seminal role in global, colonial and post-colonial engagements and for its role in personal and collective expression. Patterns of exchange and commerce are discussed by contributing authors to analyse powerful and diverse colonial and postcolonial practices. This volume rejects assumptions surrounding a purportedly all-powerful Western metropolitan fashion system and instead aims to emphasize how diverse populations seized agency through the fashioning of dress. Dressing Global Bodies contributes to a growing scholarship considering gender and race, place and politics through the close critical analysis of dress and fashion; it is an indispensable volume for students of history and especially those interested in fashion, textiles, material culture and the body across a wide time frame.
Author : Cesare Vecellio
Publisher :
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 39,28 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780500514269
A tour de force of scholarship and book production: an essential reference for anyone interested in costume history, Renaissance studies, theater, and ethnography.
