Pazazz : the impact and resonance of white clothing /
Edwards, Nina (Freelance writer),
Pazazz : the impact and resonance of white clothing / Nina Edwards. - 223 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Pazazz' examines the complex meanings of white clothing throughout history. Delicate and impractical, white cloth in the past was difficult to obtain, as well as to keep clean. It is a symbol of purity but also of class superiority, privilege, and the display of leisure. It represents the menace of the Ku Klux Klan, but also the transition of a bride to the married state. It can be the appropriate dress for mourning and shrouds. White lace is ethereal; straitjackets are tough stuff. White clothing has been a marker of innocence and simplicity for women, but also of calculated, high-maintenance fashion. And for men, white can be evidence of power. But for many, white is a startling absence of colour, the epitome of elegance.
9781789146851 (hbk.) : No price
Clothing and dress--History.
Clothing and dress--Symbolic aspects--History.
Clothing and dress--Social aspects.
Clothing and dress--Psychological aspects.
White in art.
Fashion--History.
Fashion--Social aspects.
Fashion--Psychological aspects.
Beauty and Fashion.
Pazazz : the impact and resonance of white clothing / Nina Edwards. - 223 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Pazazz' examines the complex meanings of white clothing throughout history. Delicate and impractical, white cloth in the past was difficult to obtain, as well as to keep clean. It is a symbol of purity but also of class superiority, privilege, and the display of leisure. It represents the menace of the Ku Klux Klan, but also the transition of a bride to the married state. It can be the appropriate dress for mourning and shrouds. White lace is ethereal; straitjackets are tough stuff. White clothing has been a marker of innocence and simplicity for women, but also of calculated, high-maintenance fashion. And for men, white can be evidence of power. But for many, white is a startling absence of colour, the epitome of elegance.
9781789146851 (hbk.) : No price
Clothing and dress--History.
Clothing and dress--Symbolic aspects--History.
Clothing and dress--Social aspects.
Clothing and dress--Psychological aspects.
White in art.
Fashion--History.
Fashion--Social aspects.
Fashion--Psychological aspects.
Beauty and Fashion.
