Looking flash : clothing in Aotearoa New Zealand / edited by Bronwyn Labrum, Fiona McKergow and Stephanie Gibson.
"Offering a fresh look at the role of clothes in New Zealand history, Looking Flash examines what we wear and what we have worn - from the shrinking bathing suit to the black singlet - over the past three centuries. The writers show that, despite a reputation for being wary of 'looking fla...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, N.Z. :
Auckland University Press,
2007.
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| Summary: | "Offering a fresh look at the role of clothes in New Zealand history, Looking Flash examines what we wear and what we have worn - from the shrinking bathing suit to the black singlet - over the past three centuries. The writers show that, despite a reputation for being wary of 'looking flash', New Zealand has not always been a dowdy country. Essays span the clothing of pre-colonial Maori society, marching girls and castaways, and include eighteenth-century heirloom dresses, hand-me-downs, wartime garb and kilts. There are also extraordinary stories about the fate of a Maori cloak and an Otago farmer's remarkable collection of 1970s high-fashion garments."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1869403975 9781869403973 |