Calefato Patrizia: The Clothed Body

Demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by meanings and philosophies. This book includes everything ranging from tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair, unpicking the multiple functions of a dress. It is aimed at those interested in the meaning of what we wear.'If you like semitoics, you will love this....The author provides vivid examples to ponder from history, from popular culture, especially from film, and from her own personal experience and observation.'Textiles Magazine