Dress for the body, body for the dress : when Islamic and Western styles meet
Entry/Object ID
GT585.D74
Collection
Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
armor, clothing and dress--exhibitions, clothing and dress--france, clothing and dress--history--18th century, clothing and dress--italy, islamic clothing and dress
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalog
Book Details
Author
Roberta Orsi Landini, Susanne E.L. Probst
Publisher
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Place Published
Location
Kuala Lumpur
Date Published
2000
Call No.
GT585.D74
ISBN
9789834038502
Notes
Length: 129
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Dress for the body, body for the dress / Roberta Orsi Landini -- The alternative face of fashion : metallic dress in Europe and Islamic culture / Susanne E.L. Probst -- Believer or non-believer -- Western dress, the armoured body -- From the field of battle to civilian life : leather clothing -- Men's dress, the invention of the tailored shape -- The woman's cuirass : from outer to under wear -- The costume of the Islamic peoples : simple shapes and splendid materials -- The closing of the circle : the westernization of Islamic dress.
