Ethnic Dress in the United States (eBook)

A Cultural Encyclopedia

Annette Lynch, Mitchell D. Strauss (Herausgeber)

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2014
336 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7591-2150-8 (ISBN)

Infos

A concise and systematic exploration of 150 distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.

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The clothes we wear tell stories about usand are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.The clothing artifacts documented here have been or are now regularly worn by Americans as everyday clothing, fashion, ethnic or religious identifiers, or style statements. They embody the cultural history of the United States and its peoples, from Native Americans, white Anglo colonists, and forcibly relocated black slaves to the influx of immigrants from around the world. Entries consider how dress items may serve as symbolic linkages to home country and family or worn as visible forms of opposition to dominant cultural norms. Taken together, they offer insight into the ethnic-based core ideologies, myths, and cultural codes that have played a role in the formation and continued story of the United States.

Autor

Annette Lynch is a professor in the Textile and Apparel Program at the University of Northern Iowa. Her research focuses on the role of dress and appearance in negotiating gender role transformation and cultural change, particularly within the United States. Her book Dress, Gender and Cultural Change examined the role of dress worn within rites of passage in modifying and reinventing tradition and gender ideals for Hmong and African American teenagers and young adults. She has also written extensively on the mainstreaming of porn culture into fashion and identity constructions in the new millennium.Mitchell D. Strauss is professor of textiles and apparel at the University of Northern Iowa. He has been involved in education and consulting with the textile industry for more than thirty years. He has also served as the dean of the Institute of Textile Technology, department head of Design, Textiles and Interior Design at Kansas State University, and director of textile research at Air Products & Chemicals. His most recent scholarship has included field research exploring the meaning of dress among Confederate Civil War re-enactors, as well as coauthoring with Dr. Lynch Changing Fashion: A Critical Introduction to Trend Analysis and Meaning.

Inhalt

ForewordIntroductionAfrican Head WrapAloha Shirt (Hawai‘ian Shirt)Alpaca SweaterAnorak/ParkaApronAran SweaterBandanaBarong TagalogBatik Cloth ApparelBattenberg LaceBeretBermuda ShortsBikiniBirkenstocksBlangkonBlundstone BootsBohemian DressBolero JacketBolo TieBootlace Tie (UK Teddy Boys)BoubouBowler HatBricolageBritish Riding BootsBroomstick SkirtBuckskinBurnousBusserull (Norwegian Work Shirt)CaftanCalico and ChintzCapri PantsChadorChambrayChemiseCheongsamChima Chinese FlatsChinese Silk PajamasCholiCholo StyleCh’ullu (Quechua) or Chullo (Hispanicized)Church HatCloche HatClogsConcho BeltConical Asian HatCoonskin CapCorsetDashikiDirndlDjellabaDolmanDo-RagDr. MartensDusterEspadrillesEthnic JewelryFajaFedoraFezFlat CapFlip-Flops (Geta)FustanellaGeleGypsy SkirtHanbokHanfu Chinese RobesHaoriHappiHardangerHarem Pant (Salwar)Harris TweedHawliHijabHip-Hop FashionHuarachesHuipilInverness CoatJapanese Street FashionJelliesJeogoriJilbabJodhpursKangaKebaya and SkirtKeffiyehKente ClothKiltKimonoKosovorotkaKufiLederhosenLeotardMadras ClothMao SuitMariachi SuitMelhfaMexican Pointy BootsMexican Tourist/Souvenir JacketMissoni KnitsMoccasinsMousquetaireMu‘umu‘u (Muumuu)Nehru JacketNorigaeNorwegian Knitted Mittens and GlovesNorwegian SweaterObiOxford ShirtPaj Ntaub (Hmong Flower Cloth)Panama HatPashmina Shawl and ScarfPeasant BlousePelissePinaforePolleraPolo ShirtPonchoPorcupine RoachPowwow AccessoriesPowwow T-ShirtsRasta HatRubahaRumba DressSarafanSariSarongScottish SweaterSerapeShawlShearlingShtreimelSibenik CapSirwalSlouch Hat (Australian)SnoodSombreroTabiTallitTam-o’-ShanterTaqiyaThawbTie-Dyed ApparelToque (Tuque)Trench CoatTurbanTzitzitUgg FootwearWaistcoatWestern WearWingtips (Brogue Shoe)Yarmulke (Kippah)Zoot SuitIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.10.2014
• Co-Autor: Jennifer Daley, Tameka N. Ellington, Sandra Lee Evenson, Marie-Claire Eylott, Irene M. Foster, Arianna E. Funk, Blaire O. Gagnon, Adam Geczy, Karen J. Gilmer, Priscilla N. Gitimu, Linda Arthur Bradley, Rebecca W. Greer, Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Jennifer Van Haaften, Silke Hagen-Jurkowitsch, Laura McLaws Helms, Ellen Hlozan, Rogelia Lily Ibarra, Rebecca Nelson Jacobs, Tracy Jenkins, Michelle Jones, Naomi Braithwaite, Helen Koo, Abby Lillethun, Luanne Mayorga, Ellen C. McKinney, Marcella Milio, Aprina Murwanti, Susan Neill, Virginia M. Noon, Anupama Pasricha, Victoria Pass, Steeve O. Buckridge, Juliette Peers, Lauren Downing Peters, Irina Zhoukova Petrova, Harini Ramaswamy, Helen Ritchie, Jennifer Rothrock, Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Jessica Schwartz, Erica Suzanne Scott, Wendy Rosie Scott, Laura L. Camerlengo, Sabrina Skerston, Toby Slade, Celia Stall-Meadows, Susan M. Strawn, Jessica Strubel, Caitlin Tracey-Miller, Rebecca Vang, Laura Van Waardhuizen, Joan Webster-Vore, Linda Welters, Carol Ann Colburn, Juanjuan Wu, Cassidy Zachary, Vishna Collins, Jennifer Craik, Jamie R. Cupit
• Vorwort: Joanne B. Eicher
• Zusatzinfo: 45 Illustrations including: - 45 Black & White Illustrations.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7591-2150-8 / 0759121508
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-2150-8 / 9780759121508