Looking Flash
Clothing in Aotearoa New Zealand
Edición de la obra Looking flash
| Autor | Bronwyn Labrum |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Auckland University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | April 1, 2008 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 288 |
| Formato | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781869403973 |
| ISBN-10 | 1869403975 |
| OCLC | 174103578 |
| LCCN | 2007534377 |
| Número de Cutter | L127l |
"Offering a fresh look at the role of clothes in New Zealand history, Looking Flash examines what we wear and what we have worn - from the shrinking bathing suit to the black singlet - over the past three centuries. The writers show that, despite a reputation for being wary of 'looking flash', New Zealand has not always been a dowdy country. Essays span the clothing of pre-colonial Maori society, marching girls and castaways, and include eighteenth-century heirloom dresses, hand-me-downs, wartime garb and kilts. There are also extraordinary stories about the fate of a Maori cloak and an Otago farmer's remarkable collection of 1970s high-fashion garments."--BOOK JACKET.