Sine qua non of a fashion system -- The birth of fashion -- Desire for novelty and unique expression -- Words for fashion -- The desire for spending money -- The development of shopping -- The seduction of the well-draped form
Summary
12th and 13th century medieval French texts reveal the presence of a developed fashion system long before the previously accepted birth of Western fashion in the mid-14th century
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index
Notes
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