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This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evi
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The Language of Fashion
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The Aesthetic Economy of Fashion
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Fashion is bound up with promoting the 'new', concerned with constantly changing aesthetics. The favoured styles or looks of a season arise out of the work of a