Accessories to modernity : fashion and the feminine in nineteenth-century France

La Femme comme il (en) faut and the pursuit of distinction -- Unpacking the Corbeille de mariage -- "Cashmere fever": virtue and the domestication of the exotic -- Mademoiselle Ombrelle: shielding the fair sex -- Fan fetish: gender, nostalgia, and commodification -- Between good intentions...

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Main Author: Hiner, Susan (Author)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia [u.a.] : University of Pennsylvania Press , c2010
Subjects:
Frankreich
Frau
Kleidung
Mode
Geschichte 1800-1900
Rezensiertes Werk
France > Social life and customs > 19th century
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Related Items:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Susan Hiner, Accessories to modernity, fashion and the feminine in nineteenth-century France]
Author Notes:Susan Hiner
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Summary:La Femme comme il (en) faut and the pursuit of distinction -- Unpacking the Corbeille de mariage -- "Cashmere fever": virtue and the domestication of the exotic -- Mademoiselle Ombrelle: shielding the fair sex -- Fan fetish: gender, nostalgia, and commodification -- Between good intentions and ulterior motives: the culture of handbags -- Epilogue. The feminine accessory
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-272) and index
Physical Description:VIII, 281 S. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:9780812242591
0812242599

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