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An edition of The language of clothes (1981)

The language of clothes

1st ed.

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  • 142 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Discusses the social history of clothing, how clothing conveys information about the wearer, and how the person relates to the surrounding world.

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Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
272

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Subjects

Clothing and dress, Fashion, Psychology, Social aspects, Social aspects of Clothing and dress, Social aspects of Fashion, Clothing and dress, social aspects

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Cover of: The language of clothes
The language of clothes
2000, Henry Holt
in English - 1st Owl books ed.
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The language of clothes
1981, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [265]-266.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
391
Library of Congress
GT525 .L87

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 272 p., [4] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
272

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3783875M
Internet Archive
languageofclothe00luri
ISBN 10
0394513029
LCCN
81040220
OCLC/WorldCat
7554530
Library Thing
178829
Goodreads
729865

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Work Description

In this exhaustive and entertaining study, Alison Lurie shows what the clothes we choose to wear say about us. Approaching clothing from four perspectives -- historical, social logical, psychological, anthropological -- she demonstrates how color, fabric and cut are not mere whims of designers or manufacturers but constitute a vocabulary and grammar as precise and full of subconscious intent as any verbal language: how our clothes announce our sex, age and class and often give important information (or misinformation) about our occupation, geographical origin, personality, opinions, tastes, sexual desires and current mood. - Back cover.

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