Fashion and age : dress, the body and later life / Julia Twigg.
A fascinating account of the relationship between dress and age and an investigation into the changing ways in which the fashion industry interacts with older generations. The book is driven by the desire to extend the remit of the study of fashion to encompass clothing as part of everyday bodily life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781847886965 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1847886965 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1847886957 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781847886958 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: x, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: London ; Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-169) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Clothing, fashion and the body -- Ageing, embodiment and culture -- The voices of older women -- Dress and the narration of life -- Magazines, the media and Mrs. Exeter -- The high street responds : designing for the older market -- Conclusion. |
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Subject: | Older women > Clothing. Women's clothing. Women > Identity. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | GT 1720 .T854 2013 | 30775305478829 | General Collection | Available | - |
Fashion and Age : Dress, the Body and Later Life
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Author Notes
Fashion and Age : Dress, the Body and Later Life
Julia Twigg is Professor in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent. She is co-convenor of the BSA Body, Ageing and Society, and Chair of the Advisory Group for Smart Clothes and Wearable Technologies NDA project based at University of Wales, Newport, UK.