Dress and Ideology : Fashioning Identity From Antiquity to the Present

Dress and fashion are powerful visual means of communicating ideology, whether political, social or religious. From the communist values of equality, simplicity and solidarity exemplified in the Mao suit to the myriad of fashion protests of feminists such as French revolutionary women's demand to wear trousers, dress can symbolize ideological orthodoxy as well as revolt. With contributions from a wide range of international scholars, this book presents the first scholarly analysis of dress and ideology through accessible case studies. Chapters are organized thematically and explore dress in relation to topics including nation, identity, religion, politics and utopias, across an impressive chronological reach from antiquity to the present day. Dress & Ideology will appeal to students and scholars of fashion, history, sociology, cultural studies, politics and gender studies. Dress And Fashion Are Powerful Visual Means Of Communicating Ideology, Whether Political, Social Or Religious. From The Communist Values Of Equality, Simplicity And Solidarity Exemplified In The Mao Suit To The Myriad Of Fashion Protests Of Feminists Such As French Revolutionary Women's Demand To Wear Trousers, Dress Can Symbolize Ideological Orthodoxy As Well As Revolt. With Contributions From A Wide Range Of International Scholars, This Book Presents The First Scholarly Analysis Of Dress And Ideology Through Accessible Case Studies. Part I. Nationhood : Secular Fashion In Israel / Oz Almog -- Sartorial Boundaries On The Chinese Frontier / Antonia Finnane -- Part Ii. Religion : Rabbinical Dress In Italy / Asher Salah -- Zoomorphic Brooches In Roman Britain: Decoration Or Religious Ideology? / Lindsay Allason-jones -- How Muslim Women Dress In Israel / Oz Almog -- Ideology, Fashion And The Darlys' Macaroni Prints / Peter Mcneil -- Feminist Ideologies In Postmodern Japanese Fashion: Rei Kawakubo Meets Marie Antoinette In Downtown Tokyo / Ory Bartal -- Military Dress As An Ideological Marker In Roman Palestine / Guy D. Stiebel -- Part Iv. Politics : Fashion And Feminism / Henriette Dahan-kalev And Shoshana-rose Marzel -- Fashion Politics And Practice: Indian Cottons And Consumer Innovation In Tokugawa Japan And Early Modern England, C.1600-1800 / Beverly Lemire -- Breastfeeding, Ideology And Clothing In Nineteenth-century France / Gal Ventura -- Dress As Political Ideology In Rabelais And Voltaire Utopias / Shoshana-rose Marzel. Edited By Shoshana-rose Marzel And Guy D. Stiebel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Dress and fashion are powerful visual means of communicating ideology, whether political, social or religious. From the communist values of equality, simplicity and solidarity exemplified in the Mao suit to the myriad of fashion protests of feminists such as French revolutionary women's demand to wear trousers, dress can symbolize ideological orthodoxy as well as revolt. With contributions from a wide range of international scholars, this work presents the first scholarly analysis of dress and ideology through accessible case studies No abstract available for this title.