Sources for Fashion History

Abstract

Review of: Peter McNeil, Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources, Berg, Oxford, 2009. This review discusses the intended function of the publication of this massive four volume fashion history/fashion studies primary source material. This travels from the late medieval period to today in terms of its analysis of dress in its cultural and historical place. Whilst praising the breadth and alert choice of selected texts and authors, the review regrets that more attention was not paid to material culture approaches to the study of dress, past and present.

Keywords

• fashion history
• fashion studies
• material culture
• primary sources