Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present

From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness...
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Author: Alison Matthews David
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Language: English
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Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present by Matthews David, Alison

Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present

$67.56

Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present

$67.56
Author: Alison Matthews David
Format: Paperback
Language: English

From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally 'drop-dead gorgeous' gowns.

Fabulously gory and gruesome, Fashion Victims takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the lethal history of women's, men's and children's dress, in myth and reality. Drawing upon surviving fashion objects and numerous visual and textual sources, encompassing louse-ridden military uniforms, accounts of the fiery deaths of Oscar Wilde's half-sisters and dancer Isadora Duncan's accidental strangulation by entangled scarf; the book explores how garments have tormented those who made and wore them, and harmed animals and the environment in the process. Vividly chronicling evidence from Greek mythology to the present day, Matthews David puts everyday apparel under the microscope and unpicks the dark side of fashion.

Fashion Victims is lavishly illustrated with over 125 images and is a remarkable resource for everyone from scholars and students to fashion enthusiasts.

Author: Alison Matthews David
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: 07/13/2017
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781350005082

About the Author
Alison Matthews David is Associate Professor in the School of Fashion, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.

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