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On the Job: A History of American Work Uniforms - Couverture souple

Akou, Heather

 
9781350349421: On the Job: A History of American Work Uniforms
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1350349429 ISBN 13 : 9781350349421
Editeur : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2025

Synopsis

Explores a key entanglement in US history: the rise of service-industry jobs and concurrent rise in mass-produced clothing, which has resulted in standardized 'looks' for many occupations.

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À propos de l'auteur

Heather Akou is Associate Professor of Fashion Design at Indiana University and a historian of fashion, dress, and the body. Her work has overlapped with African Studies, Islamic Studies, and American Studies, with recent publications on working-class histories of dress including prison uniforms, political t-shirts, secret society regalia, and work uniforms.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Through a variety of archival documents, artefacts, illustrations, and references to primary and secondary literature, On the Job explores the changing styles, business practices, and lived experiences of the people who make, sell, and wear service-industry uniforms in the United States. It highlights how the uniform business is distinct from the fashion business, including how manufacturing developed outside of the typical fashion hubs such as New York City; and gives attention to the ways that various ty

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Éditeur
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1350349429
ISBN 13 
9781350349421
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
304
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