Modest fashion : styling bodies, mediating faith /

Modest dressing, both secular and religious, is a growing trend across the world, yet so far it has been given little serious attention and is rarely seen as fashion. Modest Fashion uniquely studies and addresses both the consumers and the producers of modest clothing. It examines the growing number...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Lewis, Reina, 1963- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
Series:Dress cultures.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Modest dressing, both secular and religious, is a growing trend across the world, yet so far it has been given little serious attention and is rarely seen as fashion. Modest Fashion uniquely studies and addresses both the consumers and the producers of modest clothing. It examines the growing number of women who, for reasons of religion, faith or personal preference, decide to cover their bodies and dress in a way that satisfies their spiritual and stylistic requirements. These are women who are making fashionable the art of dressing modestly.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857722256 (electronic bk.)
0857722255 (electronic bk.)