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Costuming Cosplay - Dressing the Imagination by Therèsa M. Winge; Joanne B. Eicher (Series edited by)
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Dress, Body, Culture Ser.
Cosplay, short for "costume play", has grown from its origins at fan conventions into a billion-dollar global dress phenomenon. Costuming Cosplaytakes us from elaborately crafted DIY costumes to online fandoms, examining how the practice of portraying fictional characters from popular culture through dr ...Show more
Dressed in Time - A World View by Margaret Maynard; Joanne B. Eicher (Series edited by)
Category: History | Series: Dress, Body, Culture Ser.
Through object-based case studies of garments from the ancient past through to the 21st century, Margaret Maynard reveals the countless ways the temporal is woven into our attire. From the physical effects of age on garments to their changing cultural significance, time and fashion are inextricably link ...Show more
Japan Beyond the Kimono - Innovation and Tradition in the Kyoto Textile Industry by Jenny Hall; Joanne B. Eicher (Series edited by)
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Dress, Body, Culture Ser.
In the ancient city of Kyoto, contemporary artisans and designers are using heritage techniques and traditional clothing aesthetics to reinvent wafuku (Japanese clothing, including kimono) for modern life. Japan Beyond the Kimono explores these shifts, highlighting developments in the Kyoto fashion indu ...Show more
Libertine Fashion - Sexual Freedom, Rebellion, and Style by Adam Geczy; Joanne B. Eicher
Category: Fashion | Series: Dress, Body, Culture Ser.
Libertine practices have long been associated with transgression and social deviance. This innovative book is the first to focus fully on the relationship between libertinism as a social phenomenon and as a form of fashion. Taking the reader from early modernity to the present day, Adam Geczy and Vicki ...Show more
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