{"product_id":"fashioning-the-victorians-rebecca-mitchell-9781350023390","title":"Fashioning the Victorians: A Critical Sourcebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffering a unique anthology of primary texts, this sourcebook opens a window on the writing that shaped and mirrored Victorian fashion, taking us from corsets to crinolines, dandies to decadent 'New Women'. A user-friendly collection that provides a solid grounding in the fashion history of the nineteenth century, it brings together for the first time sources that trace the evolution of dress and the social, cultural and political discourses that influenced it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing seminal writings by authors and commentators such as Oscar Wilde, Thorstein Veblen and Sarah Stickney Ellis, plus satirical cartoons, illustrations and fashion plates from key sources such as \u003ci\u003ePunch \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, it combines primary texts and illustrations with accessible explanatory notes to offer a wide-ranging overview of the period for both students and researchers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach section opens with an introduction that examines the major trends in Victorian clothing - and the material, economic, scientific and cultural forces driving those trends - situating the texts in the pressing social anxieties and pleasures of the time. Exploring both menswear and womenswear, and key topics such as corsetry, dress reform and mourning, Mitchell extends her analysis into interdisciplinary fields including gender studies and literature, and guides the reader with a timeline, glossary and further readings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350023396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350023390\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 05\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Rebecca Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123081146623,"sku":"9781350023390","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00d24a8a-cd8c-4010-8f75-60fdbdb1241a.jpg?v=1687428812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fashioning-the-victorians-rebecca-mitchell-9781350023390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}