The Language of Clothes
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- Synopsis
- The classic book about the clothes we wear and what they say about us. Even before we speak to someone in a meeting, at a party, or on the street, our clothes often express important information (or misinformation) about our occupation, origin, personality, opinions, and tastes. And we pay close attention to how others dress as well; though we may not be able to put what we observe into words, we unconsciously register the information, so that when we meet and converse we have already spoken to one another in a universal tongue. Alison Lurie, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, is our savvy guide and interpreter on this tour through the history of fashion. She provides fascinating insights into how changing sex roles, political upheavals, and class structure have influenced costume. Whether she is describing the enormous amount of clothing worn by early Victorian women or illuminating the significance of the long robes worn by aging men throughout history to connote eminence, her analysis is playful, clever, and always on target.
- Copyright:
- 1981
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 282 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780805062441
- Publisher:
- Henry Holt & Company
- Date of Addition:
- 10/12/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Alison Lurie
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Reference, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Sandra Ryan
- Proofread By:
- Vanh Vue
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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