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The Resource The swimsuit : fashion from poolside to catwalk, Christine Schmidt

The swimsuit : fashion from poolside to catwalk, Christine Schmidt

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Summary
Documents the modern swimsuit's trajectory from men's underwear and circus/performance wear to its unique niche in world fashion. It emphasizes the relationship between fashion, media, celebrity, sport and the cultivation of the modern body. This fascinating book provides an historical, sociological and cultural context in which to view how the swimsuit - and Australia, the country that significantly influenced its modern form - migrated from the cultural and colonial periphery to the centre of international attention. In addition, the book offers new perspectives on national histories of the swimsuit and investigates how traditional European fashion centers have opened up to new markets and modes of living, bringing together influences from around the globe
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
English edition.
Extent
xi, 163 pages
Contents
  • 1.A Template for New World Fashion
  • 2. Testing the Waters: Morality and Undressing the Body
  • Revelations
  • Decent Exposure: Unisex Style
  • Peepholes to the Future
  • Spreading the Image: Let me Hear your Body Talk
  • Prohibition in the Noughties
  • 3. Show and Tell: Popularizing the Swimsuit
  • Vaudeville and Mass Urban Entertainment
  • Silent Movies
  • Hollywood Active Glamour
  • Twenty-first Century: Small Screen and Real-world Mermaids
  • 4. Body Business: Beauty Made to Measure
  • Measuring up to the Classical Ideal
  • Training the Body
  • Contesting Beauty
  • The Cult of the Body
  • 5. Going for Gold: Sport and Fashion
  • Daughters of the Gods
  • Speed on in your Speedos
  • National Heroes and Celebrity Athletes
  • 6. Shaping Up: The History and Development of the Swimsuit's Integration into the Fashion Industry
  • Splash Makers
  • Fashion Casts its Net
  • Designed in Australia: Made Here and There --Riding the Wave of Popularity into the Twenty-first Century
  • Speedo and AussieBum: Imprinting the Male Body
  • The Aussie Cossie as Reference Point: Water Baby
  • 7. Branded Nation: A Place in the Sun
  • Gold (Plated) Coast: Glitz, Glamour, Sunshine and the Luxury of Leisure
  • Bombora: Surfing into Fashion
  • Nation Branding and Fashion
Isbn
9780857851239
Instance
Label
The swimsuit : fashion from poolside to catwalk
Title
The swimsuit
Title remainder
fashion from poolside to catwalk
Statement of responsibility
Christine Schmidt
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Documents the modern swimsuit's trajectory from men's underwear and circus/performance wear to its unique niche in world fashion. It emphasizes the relationship between fashion, media, celebrity, sport and the cultivation of the modern body. This fascinating book provides an historical, sociological and cultural context in which to view how the swimsuit - and Australia, the country that significantly influenced its modern form - migrated from the cultural and colonial periphery to the centre of international attention. In addition, the book offers new perspectives on national histories of the swimsuit and investigates how traditional European fashion centers have opened up to new markets and modes of living, bringing together influences from around the globe
Cataloging source
AU@
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1958-
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Schmidt, Christine
Dewey number
391.4/8
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
GT2077
LC item number
.S35 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Bathing suits
  • Bathing suits
  • Bathing suits
  • Bathing suits
  • Bathing suits
  • Australia
Label
The swimsuit : fashion from poolside to catwalk, Christine Schmidt
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-158) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1.A Template for New World Fashion -- 2. Testing the Waters: Morality and Undressing the Body -- Revelations -- Decent Exposure: Unisex Style -- Peepholes to the Future -- Spreading the Image: Let me Hear your Body Talk -- Prohibition in the Noughties -- 3. Show and Tell: Popularizing the Swimsuit -- Vaudeville and Mass Urban Entertainment -- Silent Movies -- Hollywood Active Glamour -- Twenty-first Century: Small Screen and Real-world Mermaids -- 4. Body Business: Beauty Made to Measure -- Measuring up to the Classical Ideal -- Training the Body -- Contesting Beauty -- The Cult of the Body -- 5. Going for Gold: Sport and Fashion -- Daughters of the Gods -- Speed on in your Speedos -- National Heroes and Celebrity Athletes -- 6. Shaping Up: The History and Development of the Swimsuit's Integration into the Fashion Industry -- Splash Makers -- Fashion Casts its Net -- Designed in Australia: Made Here and There --Riding the Wave of Popularity into the Twenty-first Century -- Speedo and AussieBum: Imprinting the Male Body -- The Aussie Cossie as Reference Point: Water Baby -- 7. Branded Nation: A Place in the Sun -- Gold (Plated) Coast: Glitz, Glamour, Sunshine and the Luxury of Leisure -- Bombora: Surfing into Fashion -- Nation Branding and Fashion
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
English edition.
Extent
xi, 163 pages
Isbn
9780857851239
Lccn
2012533045
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
60001688856
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)819403163
  • 746886
  • (OCoLC)ocn819403163
  • 746886
Label
The swimsuit : fashion from poolside to catwalk, Christine Schmidt
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-158) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1.A Template for New World Fashion -- 2. Testing the Waters: Morality and Undressing the Body -- Revelations -- Decent Exposure: Unisex Style -- Peepholes to the Future -- Spreading the Image: Let me Hear your Body Talk -- Prohibition in the Noughties -- 3. Show and Tell: Popularizing the Swimsuit -- Vaudeville and Mass Urban Entertainment -- Silent Movies -- Hollywood Active Glamour -- Twenty-first Century: Small Screen and Real-world Mermaids -- 4. Body Business: Beauty Made to Measure -- Measuring up to the Classical Ideal -- Training the Body -- Contesting Beauty -- The Cult of the Body -- 5. Going for Gold: Sport and Fashion -- Daughters of the Gods -- Speed on in your Speedos -- National Heroes and Celebrity Athletes -- 6. Shaping Up: The History and Development of the Swimsuit's Integration into the Fashion Industry -- Splash Makers -- Fashion Casts its Net -- Designed in Australia: Made Here and There --Riding the Wave of Popularity into the Twenty-first Century -- Speedo and AussieBum: Imprinting the Male Body -- The Aussie Cossie as Reference Point: Water Baby -- 7. Branded Nation: A Place in the Sun -- Gold (Plated) Coast: Glitz, Glamour, Sunshine and the Luxury of Leisure -- Bombora: Surfing into Fashion -- Nation Branding and Fashion
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
English edition.
Extent
xi, 163 pages
Isbn
9780857851239
Lccn
2012533045
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
60001688856
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)819403163
  • 746886
  • (OCoLC)ocn819403163
  • 746886

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