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Fashion in fiction

by Peter McNeil, Vicki Karaminas, Cathy Cole

Clothing and dress in literatureClothing and dress on televisionFashion in motion picturesClothing and dress in motion picturesFashion in literatureCostume in artLiterature, history and criticismFashion

Fashion in Fiction examines the ways in which dress "performs" in a wide range of contemporary and historical literary texts. Essays by North American, European and Australian scholars explore the function of clothing within fictional narratives, including those of film, television and advertising.

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Book data: Open Library