Looking Flash: Clothing in Aotearoa New Zealand
Offering a fresh look at the role of clothes in New Zealand history, this reference examines what New Zealanders wear and what they have worn--from the shrinking bathing suit to the black singlet--over the past three centuries, proving that clothing reveals as much as it conceals. The authors show that, despite a reputation for being wary of looking flashy, New Zealand has not always been a dowdy country. Essays span the clothing of pre-colonial Maori society, marching girls and castaways, and include 18th century heirloom dresses, hand-me-downs, wartime garb, and kilts. There are also extraordinary stories about the fate of a Maori cloak and…
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Weitere Autoren: Gibson, Stephanie (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-86940-397-3
- EAN: 9781869403973
- Produktnummer: 3314224
- Verlag: Auckland Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 279 S.
- Masse: H23.9 cm x B16.8 cm x D1.5 cm 699 g
- Gewicht: 699
Über den Autor
BRONWYN LABRUM is senior lecturer in the School of Visual and Material Culture at Massey University, Wellington. FIONA MCKERGOW was social history curator at The Science Centre and Manawatu Museum and now cares full-time for her two small children. STEPHANIE GIBSON is a history curator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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