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Dress
and Popular Culture Popular Press Clothing plays an important role in our lives. Clothing substantiates our sense of self and our place in society. The associations we have with dress have the potential to reveal the connections we make with our culture. Because clothing has multiple meanings and reflects our culture, it continues to capture the attention of scholars. Scholars interested in material culture strive to understand how clothes define individuals in time and place.
The subjects of the essays in this book range from looking at the ever changing meaning of specific garments and clothing practices of sub-cultural groups to examining dress as a reflection of changing life styles in American culture. The essays also examine fashion, fads, and popular images. Dress and Popular Culture hopes to shed new light on popular culture through a study of the associations of dress to culture. The link between dress and popular culture offers us the opportunity to search for the linkage between disciplines.
Patricia A. Cunningham was, at the time of publication, associate professor in the department of applied human ecology at Bowling Green State University where she teaches such courses as Dress in American Culture, American Material Culture and Twentieth-Century Fashion, as well as Introduction to Women’s Studies. She has been a frequent contributor to Dress, The Journal of the Costume Society of America and serves on the national board of that society. Her current research focuses on “artistic” dress and dress reform.
Susan Voso Lab was, at the time of publication, assistant professor in the department of applied human ecology at Bowling Green State University where she teaches Historic Costumes and Textile Collections Management and History of Costume, as well as advanced design courses. Her current activities include work with several university and community historic collections, editing two books and researching pre-Columbian Peruvian textiles as well as other material culture artifacts.
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