Breward, Christopher

The Suit: Form, Function and Style

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ISBN 13:
9781789144963
author:
Breward, Christopher
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Reaktion Books
language:
English
Publication Year:
2022
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
23.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 centimetres (0
Genre:
Arts & Photography, Art, Fashion,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 4 working days
£16.21

Description

The Suit: A History of Form, Function and Style This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of one of the most familiar garments in modern culture. From its emergence in western Europe at the end of the seventeenth century to today, the suit has been a garment of tradition, power, and subversion. Its adoption by figures such as businessmen and dandies has long embodied ideas of respectability, but the suit has also been used to disrupt concepts of gender and conformity. Women, artists, musicians, and social revolutionaries have all adopted and subverted the suit through the decades, using it as a device for challenging the status quo. With its rich history and poetic significance, this book offers new perspectives on the humble suit, revealing it to be both mundane and profound.

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