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The lure of perfection : fashion and ballet, 1780-1830 /
THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometimes a full 55 inches, to display costly jewelry and fine brocade work; similar costumes appeared on st. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 280 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203997751 9780203997758 9780415970389 0415970385 9786610106837 6610106835 9780415970372 0415970377 9781135878313 1135878315 9781135878269 1135878269 9781135878306 1135878307 |