{"product_id":"the-hidden-history-of-the-alison-toplis-9781350212640","title":"The Hidden History of the Smock Frock","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditionally associated with rural ways of life in England, often hand-crafted and held up as one of the only items of English folk dress to survive into the 20th century, the smock frock is an object of curiosity in many museum collections. Drawing on a wide variety of sources from surviving garments to newspapers and photographs, this book reveals the hidden history of the smock frock to present new social histories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscussing the smock frock in its widest contexts, Alison Toplis explores how garments were handmade and manufactured by the ready-made clothing industry, and bought by men of different trades. She traces the smock frock's usage across England as well as in export markets such as Australia. Following the garment's decline in the late 19th century, the book investigates how this essentially utilitarian style of workwear came to be held up as an example of disappearing 'peasant' craft in an emotional response to urbanisation, and how it was preserved by collectors under the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAround the turn of the 20th century, the smock frock was reinvented as both women's and children's wear and is now regularly revived in fashion collections by the likes of Molly Goddard. Drawing together extensive visual and material cultures, Alison Toplis unravels a new history of the smock frock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Toplis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350212644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350212640\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\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.27w x 0.47d","brand":"Alison Toplis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986551177471,"sku":"9781350212640","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62810370-5e66-4e46-bcc5-b3d0cad0aaa3.jpg?v=1683284015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hidden-history-of-the-alison-toplis-9781350212640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}