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Reviewed on April 15, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
Breward (cultural history, Univ. of Edinburgh; The Hidden Consumer) offers a brief but comprehensive outline of the suit's evolution from its aesthetic conception to becoming a powerful icon of modern refinement. Donning the social, economic, and political symbols associated with the sourcing, creating, and promoting of garments, the suit has shed layers of physical reinforcement through the ages. This book details the product's acclimation to the changing world of fashion i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More