Dress and Morality

by Aileen Ribeiro

Book Overview

Moralists have raged throughout history against various fashions for being too short, too long, too tight, too loose or too costly. Highlighting the times when choice of dress was a moral minefield, this enlightening and entertaining book looks at fashion extremes over the centuries, from the sexual display of the codpiece through to corsets, crinolines and d colletage. Providing a sharp and humorous look at the outright risqu as well as the grotesquely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185973782X
• ISBN13: 9781859737828
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Berg 3pl
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.6"