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Author Neal, Lynn S., author

Title How God got on a dress : Christianity and fashion in America / Lynn S. Neal
Published New York : New York University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Series NYU scholarship online
NYU scholarship online
Contents Fashion history is religious history -- Designing new ways of seeing Christianity -- Making over Christianity -- Accessorizing the cross -- Innovating religious dress -- Fashioning holy figures -- Putting God on a dress
Summary 'Religion in Vogue' provides readers with a unique approach to the study of popular culture and American religion. Through its analysis of numerous primary sources ranging from fashion magazines to runway shows, the text traces how Christian symbols and imagery became an increasingly prominent part of the fashion industry and designer apparel. Examining this trajectory illuminates the longstanding and evolving relationship between Christianity and fashion. To capture this complexity, each chapter focuses on a specific element of fashion that mediates Christian ideas and images, including print articles, advertisements, jewelry, and fashion designs
Notes Previously issued in print: 2019
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 3, 2020)
Subject Fashion -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Fashion -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Periodicals
Clothing trade -- Marketing
Holy Cross in art.
Clothing trade -- Marketing
Fashion -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Holy Cross in art
Genre/Form Periodicals
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781479810918
1479810916