Overview
Intimate apparel, a term in use by 1921, has played a crucial role in the development of the "naughty but nice" feminine ideal that emerged in the twentieth century. Jill Fields's engaging, imaginative, and sophisticated history of twentieth-century lingerie tours the world of women's intimate apparel and arrives at nothing less than a sweeping view of twentieth-century women's history via the undergarments they wore. Illustrated throughout and drawing on a wealth of evidence from fashion magazines, trade periodicals, costume artifacts, Hollywood films, and the records of organized labor, An Intimate Affair is a provocative examination of the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the "fashion-industrial complex," and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet highly significant, intimate articles of clothing.
This item is Non-Returnable
Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780520252615
- ISBN-10: 0520252616
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publish Date: July 2007
- Dimensions: 8.96 x 6.84 x 1.02 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.37 pounds
- Page Count: 392
Related Categories
