SuitabookHistory of Britain in 12... Fashion Items
Paul Rockett
- Reading
- Pause at each featured item and invite the reader to compare what seems practical or impractical about it, then look for clues about the period it represents.
- Themes
- Clothing as historical evidence: Twelve clothing items are used to explore British history, from an Iron Age torc to a 21st-century hoodie. The stated approach is informational: objects are used to explore the past and how historical knowledge is constructed.
- Change and historical influences: Clothing is described as changing in response to foreign invasions and a changing industrial landscape. These factors are presented as influences on clothing; their evaluation or relative importance is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The book links clothing change with foreign invasions and a changing industrial landscape; those historical influences may prompt questions about how fashion and society affect one another.