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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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Jie du fu zhuang: The language of clothes
1994, Shang ding wen hua chu ban she
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The language of clothes
1983, Vintage Books
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The language of clothes
1983, Vintage Books
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The language of clothes
1983, Vintage Books, a division of Random House
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Bibliography: p. [265]-266.
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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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