Books selected by Jill Chisnell (Art, Architecture & Design Librarian), Kristen Heath (Music & Catalog Librarian), and Ashley Werlinich (English & Drama Librarian).
Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style
Black Ivy charts a period in American history when black men across the country adopted the clothing of a privileged elite and made it their own. From the most avant-garde jazz musicians, visual artists and poets to the most unassuming architects, philosophers and writers, the book looks at how a generation of men took the classic Ivy Look and made it cool, edgy and unpredictable in ways that continue to influence today's modern menswear.
Fashion, Dress and Post-postmodernism
Scholars have argued that postmodernism is dead and that we are entering into a new era that some have labelled altermodernism, digimodernism, performatism, and post-postmodernism. This book expands on the nascent scholarship of post-postmodernism to highlight how dress, fashion, and appearance are reflections of this new age.
Fat Fashion: The Thin Ideal and the Segregation of Plus-Size Bodies by
"The first systematic study of fatness and thinness in the fashion industry, this book explores the reasons why fashion producers forgo the plus-size market in favour of the ideal of thinness."
Queering the Subversive Stitch: Men and the Culture of Needlework by
"The first book to unpick the construction of masculinity through an analysis of how and why men engage with needlework."
Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories
Spanning more than four hundred years, the fifty-six works of textile art in this book express the personal narratives of their makers and owners and connect to broader stories of global trade, immigration, industry, marginalization, and territorial and cultural expansion.
Nuno: Visionary Japanese Textiles by
Named with a simple word meaning 'cloth', NUNO is one of Japan's most important textile-design companies.