Tweed

Fiona Anderson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2016
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-84520-697-0 (ISBN)

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The story of tweed is tied to a series of social, economic and cultural shifts that have molded its development. This book considers the historical factors that helped to shape the design characteristics and social meanings of the group of fabrics that we call tweed, from their emergence in the 1820s to the present day. Including significant new research on tweeds, from Harris Tweed to the type used by Chanel, this book follows the history of these fabrics from the raw fiber to the finished garment in men’s and women’s fashion.

Exploring rural and urban contexts, this book reveals the important physical and conceptual relationships of tweed with landscape. Anderson shows that, contrary to their strong popular associations with tradition, tweeds emerged in the Romantic era as a response to the dramatic changes associated with industrialization and urbanization. Progressive changes in gender relations are also explored as a major factor in tweed's evolution, from associations with particular ideals of masculinity into what is now a truly adaptable fashion textile worn by both sexes. This is the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of tweed to fashion innovation today.

Fiona Anderson lectures at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, UK, and works as an Independent Curator. She was formerly Senior Curator of Fashion and Textiles at National Museums Scotland, UK.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
2. Tweed: Terms, Descriptions and Characteristics
3. Origins and Early Development of Tweed to 1850
4. Tweed, Male Fashion and Modern Masculinities 1851-1918
5. Tweed, Femininity and Fashion 1851-1918
6. Suits You: Men and Tweed 1919-1952
7. Sportswear Chic: Tweed in Womenswear 1919 to 1952
8. Couture to Pop and Nostalgic Fashion: 1953 to 1980
9. Tradition and Innovation: 1981 to 2014

Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.2016
Reihe/Serie	Textiles that Changed the World
Zusatzinfo	55 bw and 22 colour illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	184 x 244 mm
Gewicht	480 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Textiles That Changed the World
ISBN-10	1-84520-697-5 / 1845206975
ISBN-13	978-1-84520-697-0 / 9781845206970
Zustand	Neuware