This book artfully traces the styles of dress in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Archive photographs and contemporary documents reveal how body-marking, head-dresses, jewelry, and clothing symbolize beliefs, prestige, belonging within the community, superstitions, as well as being instruments of seduction. In many cultures, jewelry and clothing play a range of complex roles and in many cases the language of personal adornments has only recently been deciphered -- signs of fecundity or prosperity, talismans with curative ...
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This book artfully traces the styles of dress in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Archive photographs and contemporary documents reveal how body-marking, head-dresses, jewelry, and clothing symbolize beliefs, prestige, belonging within the community, superstitions, as well as being instruments of seduction. In many cultures, jewelry and clothing play a range of complex roles and in many cases the language of personal adornments has only recently been deciphered -- signs of fecundity or prosperity, talismans with curative powers or simple ethnic marks. The nomad, the odalisque, the geisha -- they have influenced modern fashion and inspired great designers such as John Galliano, Azzedine Alaia, Yves Saint Laurent, and Jean-Paul Gaultier. With lush photographs from all over the world, Ethnic Style: History and Fashion is a fascinating exploration.
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Good/Good. Folio-over 12"-15" tall 2843232902 The book has the library markings on the title page and on the top side edges as well as on the jacket. The jacket is taped to the book. Due to the size of this book, it cannot be shipped priority mail or outside the United States.
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New, still in shrink wrap. Grey boards. Red dust jacket with color illustration. 140 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Features body art, jewelry, and costume from ethnic groups around the world, including African, Japanese, Southeast Asain, Indian, and Maori groups, among others.
