Costumes, Period dramas and their Audiences: From the late 19th Century to the Present by Edwards, Lydia

Costumes, Period dramas and their Audiences: From the late 19th Century to the Present (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032935485)

Vendor: Lydia Edwards
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Format: Hardcover
$200.00
$200.00
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Costumes, Period dramas and their Audiences: From the late 19th Century to the Present by Edwards, Lydia

Costumes, Period dramas and their Audiences: From the late 19th Century to the Present

$200.00
Costumes, Period dramas and their Audiences: From the late 19th Century to the Present by Edwards, Lydia

Costumes, Period dramas and their Audiences: From the late 19th Century to the Present

$200.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book considers the notion of 'historical escapism' through both costume and fashion design, illustrating how one informs the other to produce different consumable representations of the past, to quell contemporary anxieties, and to confront generational traumas.



Author: Lydia Edwards
ISBN-10: 1032935480
ISBN-13: 9781032935485
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2026
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d
By Lydia Edwards
By Lydia Edwards
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Lydia Edwards is a fashion historian, public speaker, independent consultant and lecturer at Edith Cowan University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She has previously taught at the University of Western Australia, Dundee University and the University of St Andrews. She is the author of Bloomsbury's How to Read a Dress (2017 and 2021) and How to Read a Suit (2020) and runs the popular fashion history Instagram account @howtoreadadress.

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