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The Suit

The Suit

Form, Function and Style

by Christopher Breward
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/05/2016

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For over 400 years the tailored suit has dominated the wardrobe. Its simple form, inspired by royal, military, religious and professional clothing, has provided a functional and elegant uniform for modern life. We see it every day - on the street, in the office, at moments of celebration, ceremony and crisis - but whether it's custom-made or mass-produced, its complex construction, symbolic power and shifting meanings are often taken for granted.

In The Suit Christopher Breward unpicks the story of our most familiar garment. He shows how its emergence in Western Europe at the end of the seventeenth century reflected political rivalries and the rise of democratic society. New technologies of measuring the body and constructing clothing for it produced an ideal template for modern fashion. Breward also traces the precedents and adaptations of the suit in South and East Asia, questioning its status as a symbol of Western civilization.

About the Author
Christopher Breward is Principal of Edinburgh College of Art and Professor of Cultural History at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Hidden Consumer (1999), Fashion (2003), and Fashioning London (2004).

ISBN:
9781780235233
9781780235233
Category:
Fashion & society
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-05-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Reaktion Books, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
256
Dimensions (mm):
240x156x25mm
Weight:
0.86kg

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