Italian Fashion since 1945 A Cultural History /

• Main Author: Scarpellini, Emanuela (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Italian and Italian American Studies
• Subjects: Italy-History.; Civilization-History.; Culture.; Gender.; Economic history.; History of Italy.; Cultural History.; Culture and Gender.; Economic History.

In the course of the twentieth century, Italy succeeded in establishing itself as one of the world's preeminent fashion capitals, despite the centuries-old predominance of Paris and London. This book traces the story of how this came to be, guiding readers through the major cultural and economi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Cultural Significance of How We Dress
• 2. The Fashion of the New Italy (1945-1965)
• 3. Flashback: Fashion and the Black Shirts (1920-1945)
• 4. Revolutionary Fashion (1965-1975)
• 5. The Democratization of Luxury (1975-1995)
• 6. The Challenges of the Twenty-First Century (1995-Today).