Fashion under Fascism - Beyond the Black Shirt

Zusatztext With her considerable background in comparative literature ..., Paulicelli is at her best when analyzing various kinds of texts. .. For such a short book ..., Fashion under Fascism is packed with details, many using sources that have never been translated into English. Informationen zum Autor Eugenia Paulicelli is Professor of Italian, Comparative Literature and Women's Studies at Queens College and The Graduate Center, The City University of New York (CUNY), USA. At The Graduate Center she directs Fashion Studies in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) and the PhD Concentration. Among her books: Moda e Moderno (editor, 2006); The Fabric of Cultures: Fashion, Identity, Globalization (co-editor, 2009); Writing Fashion in Early Modern Italy (2014); Rosa Genoni: Fashion is a Serious Business (2015). Visit her website at www.eugeniapaulicelli.com. Zusammenfassung Prada, Gucci, Max Mara: alta moda is synonymous with luxury, glamour and pleasure. Yet Italian fashion also has a dark history. The Fascism of 1930's Italy dominated more than just politics - it spilled over into modes of dress. "Fashion under Fascism" considers this link in detail.

Product details

• Authors: Eugenia Paulicelli
• Assisted by: Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2004
• EAN: 9781859737736
• ISBN: 978-1-85973-773-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Hardcove; Dress, Body, Culture (Hardcove; Dress, Body, Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Italy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Fashion & society, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Fashion and textile design, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, Cultural studies: dress and society