{"product_id":"dress-as-biography-martin-pel-9781350365827","title":"Dress as Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDress as Biography\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the way clothing and dressed appearance contribute to a deep and empathetic understanding of an individual's life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholarly writing on dress and identity primarily focuses on dress as an articulation of collective social identities - gender, sexuality, subcultures, ethnicity - with relatively little in-depth attention paid to dress as an expression of the individual. Alongside analysis of social identities, this book explores how appearance can be read as an indicator of an individual's character and self-identity, while revealing many aspects of their life's circumstances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 10 chapters written by leading specialists in their fields, \u003ci\u003eDress as Biography\u003c\/i\u003e takes an interdisciplinary approach, exploring the subject through art history, material culture, and literature. With topics ranging from the 16th-century Elizabethan courtier Robert Dudley to the 20th-century graphic artist and writer, Polly Binder, from the \"orphaned\" clothes of a 1950s anonymous Londoner to Charles and Ray Eames' fashion choices, the book considers biography through socialisation, feminism, and Black lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This multi-authored collection builds upon and adds new stimulus to the study of dress, biography and identity, examining how close analysis of the dressed appearance creates a fresh, innovative contribution to an understanding of the individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Pel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350365823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350365827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.00d","brand":"Martin Pel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136604188927,"sku":"9781350365827","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_559d28d7-6dc5-4487-a0e5-3ccf104d79a8.jpg?v=1770163732","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dress-as-biography-martin-pel-9781350365827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}