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Jews in Suits: Men's Dress in Vienna, 1890-1938

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jonathan C. Kaplan-Wajselbaum, Reina Lewis (Editor), Elizabeth Wilson (Editor)Series:Dress CulturesPublish date:12/26/2024Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury Visual ArtsISBN-13:9781350244214ISBN-10:135024421XUPC:9781350244214Book Category:Design, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Fashion & Accessories, Anthropology, Jewish StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCM581CMT5

Jews in Suits: Men's Dress in Vienna, 1890-1938

Shortlisted for the Leslie and Sophie Caplan Award for Jewish Non-Fiction

Surviving photographs of Jewish Viennese men during the fin-de-siècle and interwar periods - both the renowned cultural luminaries and their many anonymous coreligionists - all share a striking sartorial detail: the tailored suit. Yet, until now, the adoption of the tailored suit and its function in the formation of modern...
Series: Dress Cultures
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury Visual ArtsISBN-13:9781350244214ISBN-10:135024421XUPC:9781350244214Book Category:Design, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Fashion & Accessories, Anthropology, Jewish StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCM581CMT5
Jonathan C. Kaplan-Wajselbaum is an honorary adjunct fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and education officer at the Sydney Jewish Museum. He holds a PhD in dress and design history from the Imagining Fashion Futures Research lab at the University of Technology Sydney, and has published on the intersections between dress, acculturation, and Jewish identity.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts

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