Why Women Wear What They Wear

by Sophie Woodward

Book Overview

Each morning we establish an image and an identity for ourselves through the simple act of getting dressed. Why Women Wear What They Wear presents an intimate ethnography of clothing choice. The book uses real women's lives and clothing decisions - observed and discussed at the moment of getting dressed - to illustrate theories of clothing, the body and identity. Woodward pieces together what women actually think about clothing, dress and the body...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845206991
• ISBN13: 9781845206994
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"