Dress for the Body, Body for the Dress: hotsell When Islamic and Western Styles Meet - Vintage Fashion Book

Read this book if you are interested in fashion and museums.


Title: Dress for the Body, Body for the Dress: When Islamic and Western Styles Meet
Author: Stibbert Museum
Copyright: 2000
Publisher: Stibbert Museum
Page count: 129


Fashion can influence across cultures, and in this publication from the Stibbert Museum in Italy the motifs and hotsell fashion trends found in the Middle East are shown in all their extravagance. The book is filled with the history of the idea of fashion in the Middle East, going into cultures that bridged the Mediterranean and North Africa, to their incorporation to European style fashion. Highly influenced by the modest impositions of Islamic Law the outfits range from the Muslim "tiraz" to the feminine veils. In cultures and time periods where what one wore displayed one's status and position in the social milieu of the times, the marks of royalty and common person alike can be traced to the outfits and accessories found in this book.


The book is a paperback in good condition, with examples of the blend of Middle Eastern fashion with that of the West on the cover. The corners show some signs of wear but are free of creases. The pages inside are in good condition with no yellowing or damage.



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