Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain - Hardcover

Wilson, Verity

 
9781789145298: Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1789145295 ISBN 13: 9781789145298
Verlag: Reaktion Books, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Featuring many exquisite historical photographs, a celebration of the sometimes extravagant, sometimes bizarre pastime: playing dress-up.
 
Pierrot, Little Bo Peep, cowboy: these characters and many more form part of this colorful story of dressing up, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. During this time, fancy dress became a regular part of people’s social lives, and the craze for it spread across Britain and the Empire, reaching every level of society. Spectacular and witty costumes appeared at suburban street carnivals, victory celebrations, fire festivals, missionary bazaars, and the extravagant balls of the wealthy. From the Victorian middle classes performing “living statues” to squads of Shetland men donning traditional fancy dress and setting fire to a Viking ship at the annual Up Helly Aa celebration, this lavishly illustrated book provides a unique view into the quirky, wonderful world of fancy dress.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Verity Wilson worked at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London for twenty-five years. She is the author of Chinese Dress and Chinese Textiles and lives in Oxford.

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Verlag
Reaktion Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1789145295
ISBN 13 
9781789145298
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
351
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