The hidden history of the smock frock
Toplis, Alison (Writer on clothing and dress)2021
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Traditionally associated with rural ways of life in England often hand-crafted and held up as one of the only items of English folk dress to survive into the 20th century, the smock frock is an object of curiosity in many museum collections. Drawing on a wide variety of sources from surviving garments to newspapers and photographs, this book reveals the hidden history of the smock frock to present new social histories. Discussing the smock frock in its widest contexts, Alison Toplis explores how garments were handmade and manufactured by the ready-made clothing industry, and bought by men of different trades.
Main title:
The hidden history of the smock frock / Alison Toplis.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021.
Collation:
ix, 211 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781350212640 (pbk)
Dewey class:
391.4809
LC class:
GT1860
Local class:
391.48
Language:
English
BRN:
2824449