Craik, Jennifer.

Uniforms exposed : from conformity to transgression / Jennifer Craik. - Oxford : Berg, 2005. - xx, 268 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Dress, body, culture . - Dress, body, culture. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Uniforms are perhaps the most widely worn garments in the world. Craik looks at the meaning of uniforms as well as how they have influenced fashion, and shows the centrality of uniforms to cultural politics. She draws on historical and contemporary examples of uniforms across different cultures.


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Oxford :
Berg,
2010.
(Berg fashion library)
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Uniforms--Social aspects.
Clothing and dress--Social aspects.

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