Making, Selling and Wearing Boys' Clothes in Late-Victorian England
Author | : Clare Rose |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-13 | : 0754664449 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780754664444 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Download or read book Making, Selling and Wearing Boys' Clothes in Late-Victorian England written by Clare Rose and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon a remarkable variety of documentary evidence, this study argues that much of Britain's consumer culture and modern business practices was influenced by the ready-to-wear market in boys' clothes. Through a detailed visual and statistical analysis of these sources, linking the design and retailing of boys' clothing with social, cultural and economic issues, it shows that an understanding of the production and consumption of the boys clothing is central to debates on the growth of the consumer society, the development of mass-market fashion, and concepts of childhood and masculinity.