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The empire's new clothes : a history of the Russian fashion industry, 1700-1917 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruane, Christine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Clothing and dress > Russia > History.
Clothing trade > Russia > History.
Russia > History > 1613-1917.
Table of Contents:
  • The emperor's new clothes : the creation of a fashion industry
  • The gendering of sewing in Russia
  • The rise of ready-to-wear
  • The fashion press in imperial Russia
  • Clothes shopping in imperial Russia
  • Adorned in dreams : clothing and national identity
  • Adorned in dreams : fashion, labor, and politics
  • The war on fashion.