ISBN:
1845206991
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1845206983
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1847883486
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9781845206994
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9781845206987
,
9781847883483
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (ix, 178 p)
Edition:
English ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Materializing culture
Parallel Title:
Print version Why women wear what they wear
DDC:
646/.34
Keywords:
Clothing and dress
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Clothing and dress
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Clothing and dress Psychological aspects
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Clothing and dress Social aspects
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Women's clothing Social aspects
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Women's clothing Psychological aspects
Abstract:
'Why Women Wear What they Wear' presents an intimate ethnography of clothing choice. The book uses real women's lives and clothing decisions - observed and discussed at the moment of getting dressed - to illustrate theories of clothing, the body, and identity
Description / Table of Contents:
Understanding women and their wardrobesHanging out in the home and the bedroomBut what were you wearing? clothes and memoriesLooking good, feeling right : the aesthetics of getting dressedLooking in the mirror : seeing and being seenMothers, daughters, friends : dressing in relationshipsFashion : making and breaking the rulesDressing up and dressing down : can you wear jeans?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.2752/9781847883483
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