Dress Codes: Meanings and Messages in American Culture

Dress Codes: Meanings and Messages in American Culture

Editorial Reviews Contemporary Psychology "Fascinating, well-written, and well-illustrated.... Clear prose and eye-catching illustrations. This book increases my awareness of the importance of clothing in social interaction." Richard Martin, Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art "Using Rubinstein's historical and contemporary examples, one realizes that apparel-our most socializing visual art and our most socialized art-reveals self, set, and society with a remarkable clarity. Rubinstein's sociologically framed looking glass shows many trenchant examples from court attire to codpieces to sansculottes in dress history as well as more recent examples of red ribbons for AIDS awareness, gym shoes of heroic associations, and modern tattoos. Rubinstein's reflections on demeanor and dress are fascinating." Dress Codes: Meanings and Messages in American Culture

Dress Codes: Meanings and Messages in American Culture,Ruth P. Rubinstein,Westview Press,0813367956,Beauty & Grooming - General,Body, Human,Clothing and dress,History,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Social aspects,Sociology,Sociology - General,United States,Cultural Studies,American History,Design

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