Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie: Intimacy and Design - Couverture souple

Halasa, Malu; Salam, Rana

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0811864588 ISBN 13 : 9780811864589

Editeur : Chronicle Books, 2008

Synopsis

Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie Syrian lingerie is racy attire. Manufactured in Syria and exported throughout the Middle East, it blinks, sings, vibrates, and flashes lights, and is adorned with everything from faux fir to artificial flowers and feathered birds to colourful plastic toy cell phones. This title celebrates some of the undergarments in the world. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The most outrageous and exuberant lingerie in the world comes from a place you d probably never expect: Syria. Adorned with everything from faux fur, artificial flowers, and feathered birds to plastic toy cell phones, these intimates flash lights, play music, even vibrate. Well known across the Middle East in Syria the lingerie forms an important part of the folk tradition around trousseaus and weddings it is openly displayed in the markets and souks. Authors Malu Halasa and Rana Salam have brought together a diverse and dramatic collection of photography and writing, including the voices of Syrian women, celebrating this little-known niche of fashion design in all its playful glory.

Revue de presse :

Malu Halasa is one of the most original writers and editors covering the Middle East ... witty, sumptuous and genuinely revelatory ... also superbly produced and designed. --Newstatesman

'A peek into a nation's underwear drawers can be very telling ... frank discussions about marriage and sex follow from voices that are rarely heard ... however, this is not a heavy book about female oppression. I casts a light into some private areas, but also picks up on the exuberance of Syrian sexual culture' --The Independent

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0811864588
• ISBN 13: 9780811864589
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176