Dress codes : how the laws of fashion made history /
Ford, Richard T.
Dress codes : how the laws of fashion made history / Richard Thompson Ford. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - xi, 443 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-420) and index.
A law professor and cultural critic offers an eye-opening exploration of the laws of fashion throughout history, from the middle ages to the present day, examining the canons, mores and customs of clothing rules that we often take for granted.
9781501180064 1501180061
bl2021002105
Clothing and dress--Social aspects--History.
Fashion--History.
Clothing and dress--Law and legislation--History.
Sumptuary laws--History.
Dress codes : how the laws of fashion made history / Richard Thompson Ford. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - xi, 443 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-420) and index.
A law professor and cultural critic offers an eye-opening exploration of the laws of fashion throughout history, from the middle ages to the present day, examining the canons, mores and customs of clothing rules that we often take for granted.
9781501180064 1501180061
bl2021002105
Clothing and dress--Social aspects--History.
Fashion--History.
Clothing and dress--Law and legislation--History.
Sumptuary laws--History.