Fashion victims : the dangers of dress past and present
Matthews David, Alison2017
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Place reservation for Fashion victims : the dangers of dress past and presentFrom insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease, and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield, and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally 'drop-dead gorgeous' gowns. Fabulously gory and gruesome, this volume takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the lethal history of women's, men's and children's dress, in myth and reality.
Main title:
Fashion victims : the dangers of dress past and present / Alison Matthews David.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2017.London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2017.
Collation:
xiv, 220 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781350005082 (pbk)
Dewey class:
646.3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1761823
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