The object of fashion: methodological approaches to the history of fashion

This essay considers the role of artefacts in the historical study of dress and fashion and suggests the existence of three different approaches. The field of history of dress and costume has a long tradition going back to the nineteenth century. It adopts the methodologies of art history and consid...

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Main Author: Giorgio Riello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Aesthetics & Culture
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Online Access:http://www.aestheticsandculture.net/index.php/jac/article/view/8865/12788