{"product_id":"fashion-victims-alison-matthews-david-9781350005082","title":"Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally 'drop-dead gorgeous' gowns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFabulously gory and gruesome, \u003ci\u003eFashion Victims\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the lethal history of women's, men's and children's dress, in myth and reality. Drawing upon surviving fashion objects and numerous visual and textual sources, encompassing louse-ridden military uniforms, accounts of the fiery deaths of Oscar Wilde's half-sisters and dancer Isadora Duncan's accidental strangulation by entangled scarf; the book explores how garments have tormented those who made and wore them, and harmed animals and the environment in the process. Vividly chronicling evidence from Greek mythology to the present day, Matthews David puts everyday apparel under the microscope and unpicks the dark side of fashion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFashion Victims\u003c\/i\u003e is lavishly illustrated with over 125 images and is a remarkable resource for everyone from scholars and students to fashion enthusiasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Matthews David\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350005088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350005082\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 07\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Alison Matthews David","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051438862591,"sku":"9781350005082","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45e225ab-6193-4344-8b6e-3bb0faa3e2e5.jpg?v=1685013104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fashion-victims-alison-matthews-david-9781350005082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}