TY - BOOK AU - Vincent,Susan J. TI - Dressing the elite : : clothes in early modern England SN - 9781847889003 (ebook) : U1 - 391.0094209031 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Oxford PB - Berg KW - Clothing and dress KW - England KW - History KW - 16th century KW - 17th century KW - Courts and courtiers KW - Clothing KW - Upper class KW - Social life and customs N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; Oxford; Berg; 2010; (Berg fashion library); Mode of access: World Wide Web; Access restricted to institutions subscribing through Oxford University Press N2 - Clothing occupies a complex and important position in relation to human experience. It gives form to society's ideas about the sacred and secular, about exclusion and inclusion, about age, beauty, sexuality and status. This title explores the meanings that garments held in early modern England UR - http://ezproxy.uwl.ac.uk/login?qurl=http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/9781847889003 ER -