Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mida, Ingrid
• Kim, Alexandra

Titel

The dress detective : a practical guide to object-based research in fashion

Ort / Verlag

London : Bloomsbury

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Link zu anderen Inhalten

• Inhaltsverzeichnis

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Angabe auf dem Titelblatt: Society of Antiquaries of London
• The Dress Detective is the first practical guide to analysing fashion objects, clearly demonstrating how their close analysis can enhance and enrich interdisciplinary research. This accessible book provides readers with the tools to uncover the hidden stories in garments, setting out a carefully developed research methodology specific to dress, and providing easy to use checklists that guide the reader through the process. Beautifully illustrated, the book contains seven case studies of fashionable Western garments ranging from an 1820s coat to a 2004 Kenzo jacket that articulate the meth