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Fashion Under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt

Fashion Under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt

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Series: Dress, Body, Culture

Fashion & AccessoriesGeneral DesignItalian History

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ISBN10: 1350353353
ISBN13: 9781350353350
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: May 1 2025
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.59
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.36 Depth: 9.13
Language: English

Looking at the dark history of Italian fashion by focusing on the impact of 1930s Fascism, this is the second edition of Eugenia Paulicelli's classic text.

In Fashion under Fascism, Paulicelli explores the subtle yet sinister changes to the seemingly innocuous practices of everyday dress and shows why they were such a concern for the state. Importantly, she also demonstrates how these developments impacted on the global dominance of Italian fashion today. Alongside interviews with major designers, such as Fernanda Gattinoni and Micol Fontana, this newly expanded revised edition includes updated material on gender and masculinity, the role of uniforms in standardizing individuality, race and colonial Italy, and the reception of 1930s cinema. It sheds new light on the complicated relationship between style and politics and is an essential read for all those interested in the history of fashion, politics, national identity and the culture of fascism.

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