Fashion and war in popular culture 

 - Bristol  Intellect  2014 
 - 200 pages  24 cm  pbk 
<br/><br/>Aside from the occasional nod to epaulets or use of camouflage, war and fashion seem to be strange partners. Not so, argue the contributors to this book, who connect military industrial practices as well as military dress to textile and clothing in new ways. For instance, the book includes a series of commentaries on the impact of military dress in the airline industry, in illustrated wartime comics, and even considers today's muscled soldier's body as a new type of uniform. Elsewhere, the impacts of conquest introduce a new set of postcolonial aesthetics; this is because military and colonial regimes disrupted local textile production and garment making. It also argues that textiles and fashion are important because they reflect a core practice, one that bridges textile artists and designers in an expressive, creative, and deeply physical way to matters of cultural significance. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fashion<br/>Military uniforms<br/>Popular culture
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT511 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>391.009044 RAL