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Tweed
- Title
- Tweed / Fiona Anderson.
- Author
- Anderson, Fiona
- Publication
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JQF 17-519 | Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300 |
Details
- Description
- x, 220 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
- Summary
- "The story of tweed is tied to a series of social, economic and cultural shifts that have molded its development. This book considers the historical factors that helped to shape the characteristics and social meanings of the group of fabrics that we call tweed since their emergence in the 1820s to the present day. Including significant new research on tweeds, from Harris Tweed to the type used by Chanel, this book follows the history of these fabrics from the raw fibre to the finished garment in men's and women's fashion. Exploring rural and urban contexts, Anderson shows that, contrary to their strong popular associations with tradition, tweeds emerged in the Romantic era as a response to the dramatic changes associated with industrialisation and urbanisation. Progressive changes in gender relations are also explored as a major factor in tweed's evolution from associations with particular ideals of masculinity into what is now a truly contemporary and adaptable fashion textile worn by both sexes. This is the first book of its kind to recognize the versatility of tweed and its importance in textiles and fashion today. "--
- Series Statement
- Textiles that changed the world
- Uniform Title
- Textiles that changed the world.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Tweed: terms, descriptions, and characteristics -- Origins and early development of tweed to 1850 -- Tweed, male fashion, and modern masculinities, 1851-1918 -- Tweed, femininity, and fashion, 1851-1918 -- Suits you: men and tweed, 1919-1952 -- Sportswear chic: tweed in womenswear, 1919 to 1952 -- Couture to pop and nostalgic fashion, 1953 to 1980 -- Tradition and innovation, 1981 to 2014.
- Call Number
- JQF 17-519
- ISBN
- 9781845206970
- 1845206975
- 9781845206963
- 1845206967
- LCCN
- 2016025268
- OCLC
- 966225406
- Author
- Anderson, Fiona, author.
- Title
- Tweed / Fiona Anderson.
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Textiles that changed the worldTextiles that changed the world.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 17-519