Modernism, the Middlebrow, and British Garment Culture
by
Celia Marshik
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
In much of modern fiction, it is the clothes that make the character. Garments embody personal and national histories. They convey wealth, status, aspiration, and morality (or a lack thereof). They suggest where characters have been and where they might be headed, as well as whether or not they are...