{"product_id":"sex-and-suits-the-evolution-of-modern-dress-9781474250658","title":"Sex and Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the dawn of western fashion in the Middle Ages, women's dress has never stopped evolving, yet menswear has seen far fewer style revolutions. At the centre of the male wardrobe is the suit: relatively unchanged since the 17th century, its cut and cloth suggest athleticism, seriousness, sexuality and strength - qualities which contrasted with the perceived superficiality and frivolity of female dress, and eventually led to the adoption of the suit into the female wardrobe where it remains to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSex and Suits\u003c\/i\u003e brilliant essayist and art critic Anne Hollander charts the development of men's and women's fashion from their divergence in the medieval period to their convergence through to the late 20th century. Challenging the idea that the suit's success is merely down to its practicality, this trailblazing book argues that men have been fashion's true style-setters and that as women's fashion has taken on elements of men's style through tailoring, so men have reclaimed the embellishment and colour of past eras. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1994 to great acclaim, this classic text is as fresh and provocative as ever and remains a must-read for students, scholars and anyone fascinated by the history of fashion and gender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e was an independent scholar and critic whose work changed the way we look at fashion and art. A fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities and former president of PEN American Center, she was the author of several influential books on the subject of costume and fabric in art, including \u003ci\u003eSeeing through Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sex and Suits\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFabric of Vision\u003c\/i\u003e. She also published \u003ci\u003eMoving Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e about the influence of painting on cinema, and\u003ci\u003e Feeding the Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, a selection of essays. Her highly innovative books are rigorous, stylish, provocative and insightful\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492576661778,"sku":"9781474250658","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76599a94-5823-4eba-85b8-30df6139d01f.jpg?v=1730598221","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sex-and-suits-the-evolution-of-modern-dress-9781474250658","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}