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Fashion
Volumes 1-6
Edited by Susan J. Vincent, University of York, UK “A sumptious series, as rich in ideas as it is in its description of silks and satins, cashmeres and furs” Times Literary Supplement
UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 6 vols • c. 1728 pages • 600 bw illus PB Pack • 9781350204898 • £125 / $169 HB Pack • 9781472557490 • £450 / $610 (2016) Series: The Cultural Histories Series • Bloomsbury Academic
UK February 2021 • UK February 2021 • 256 pages • 101 bw illus PB 9781350204720 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9780857856968 • £80 / $110 • 2018
Edited by Elizabeth Currie, freelance lecturer and author, formerly V&A Museum and Royal College of Art, UK
UK February 2021 • UK February 2021 • 272 pages • 102 bw illus PB 9781350204706 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9780857857514 • £80 / $110 • 2018
Edited by Denise Amy Baxter, University of North Texas, USA
UK February 2021 • UK February 2021 • 288 pages • 109 bw illus PB 9781350204645 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9780857856845 • £80 / $110 • 2018
UK February 2021 • UK February 2021 • 256 pages • 90 bw illus PB 9781350204713 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9780857856876 • £80 / $110 • 2018
Edited by Peter McNeil, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
UK February 2021 • UK February 2021 • 288 pages • 103 bw illus PB 9781350204690 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9780857857613 • £80 / $110 • 2018
Edited by Alexandra Palmer, Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto, Canada
UK February 2021 • UK February 2021 • 288 pages • 101 bw illus PB 9781350204591 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9780857856029 • £80 / $110 • 2018
Now available in paperback A Cultural History of Hair
Volumes 1-6
Edited by Geraldine Biddle-Perry, University of the Arts London, UK “A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair.” Times Literary Supplement From saintly hair as relic to hairlessness as fetish, hair has played multiple roles and has been steeped in manifold meanings within and across historical periods and cultures. This set of six volumes covers nearly 3,000 years of hair and its physical, spiritual, social and cultural dimensions. With chapters surveying themes including gender, eroticism, ethnicity, morality, class, and representations of hair in literature and popular culture, this authoritative set is the defi nitive guide to the signifi cance of hair across history.
UK June 2022 • US June 2022 • 6 vols • c. 1792 pages • 600 bw illus PB Pack • 9781350287518 • £130 / $175 HB Pack • 9781474232128 • £450 / $610 (2018) Series: The Cultural Histories Series • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Hair in Antiquity
UK July 2022 • US July 2022 • 240 pages • 75 bw illus PB 9781350285323 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474232012 • £75 / $110 • 2021
A Cultural History of Hair in the Renaissance
Edited by Edith Snook, University of New Brunswick, Canada
UK July 2022 • US July 2022 • 232 pages • 75 bw illus PB 9781350285545 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474232050 • £75 / $110 • 2021
A Cultural History of Hair in the Age of Empire
Edited by Sarah Heaton, University of Chester, UK
UK July 2022 • US July 2022 • 232 pages • 46 bw illus PB 9781350285880 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474232098 • £75 / $110 • 2021
A Cultural History of Hair in the Middle Ages
UK July 2022 • US July 2022 • 256 pages • 83 bw illus PB 9781350285484 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474232036 • £75 / $110 • 2021
Edited by Margaret K. Powell and Joseph Roach, both Yale University, USA
UK July 2022 • US July 2022 • 256 pages • 75 bw illus PB 9781350285606 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474232074 • £75 / $110 • 2021
A Cultural History of Hair in the Modern Age
UK July 2022 • US July 2022 • 256 pages • 75 bw illus PB 9781350285897 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474232111 • £75 / $110 • 2021
The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion
Sandra Keiser, Mount Mary University, USA and Phyllis G. Tortora, Queens College, USA This seminal text demystifi es the terminology of working in the fashion industry today, providing defi nitions of processes, techniques, features, and even some historical terms that you need to know. The dictionary now includes coverage of sustainability, smart materials, new technologies, and processes. The book has been reorganized in a purely alphabetical order for easy reference. Lavishly illustrated with over 800 illustrations capturing the styles and details of fashion, this reference work is a must have for students, designers, fashion merchandisers, librarians, and fashion enthusiasts.
UK December 2021 • US November 2021 • 216 pages • 829 bw illus HB 9781501366697 • £170 / $230 ePub 9781501365294 • £168.89 / $207 ePdf 9781501365300 • £168.89 / $207 Fairchild Books