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Suvasas the Beautiful Costumes
Abhishek Publications 2008; US$ 35.00Clothing has always been a vital part of an individual's personality. It mirrors Society and acts as a symbol to identify people as per their rank, role, occupation, status, Religion and culture.An attempt has been made to prepare a monograph with details on all the historical costumes, their design elements and influence of social, Political and... more...
The Nyonya Kebaya
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 45.00This longtime Malaysian fashion icon was originally a long, straight, Arab-inspired top of plain woven cotton. The Nyonyas, the women of the early Peranakan community, gradually transformed it into a shapely, embroidered, translucent blouse, fastened with a set of chained brooches and worn with a matching hand-drawn batik sarong. Sheer, romantic,... more...
Japan from A to Z
Tuttle Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99Why do cash machines in Japan stop dispensing cash at 7 P.M.? Are geisha high-class prostitutes? Why are some Japanese gangsters missing their pinkies? What's up with those ¥10,000 melons for sale in supermarkets all over Japan? Authors Michiko and James Vardaman identify nearly three hundred aspects of Japanese culture, custom, and daily... more...
Japanese Costume
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 59.95In a word, this book is a story. Nonetheless, it is a true story, even though it is not a textbook. It was told by one who drank it from his own roots and knew it as he knew himself. It has been written by one who prefers to paint pictures, warmly, rather than to ferret out facts, coldly, and who believes that a picture painted in broad strokes of... more...
Chinese Dress
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 65.00Against a background of historical, cultural and social change comes Chinese Dress , a comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book examining the extraordinary range of Chinese dress. Skillfully weaving together everything from court and formal costumes through to the working attire of the lower classes and the latest fashions of New China, Chinese... more...
Khadi
SAGE India 2012; US$ 50.00Khadi: Gandhi`s Mega Symbol of Subversion investigates the power of a symbol to qualitatively transform society by studying Mahatma Gandhis use of clothing as a metaphor for unity, empowerment and liberation from imperial subjugation. The book brings together historical evidence of Gandhis search for a semiotics of attire in his quest for... more...
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