Fashion, costume, and culture : clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear through the ages / Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast ; Sarah Hermsen, project editor.

Includes bibliographies and index.

[part 1..-- Prehistory -- Prehistoric life -- Clothing : overview -- Headwear : overview -- Body decorations : overview -- Footwear : overview -- [part 2.. Ancient Egypt -- Ancient Egypt -- Unraveling the mystery of hieroglyphs (box) -- Clothing -- Overview -- Kalasiris -- Loincloth and loin skirt -- Penis sheath -- Schenti -- Tunic -- Headwear -- Overview -- Headdresses -- Pschent -- Wigs -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Collars and pectorals -- Fragrant oils and ointments -- Jewelry -- Kohl -- Footwear -- Overview -- Sandals -- [part 3.. Mesopotamia -- Mesopotamia -- Clothing -- Overview -- Fringe -- Shawl -- Headwear -- Overview -- Turbans -- Veils -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Footwear -- Overview -- Sandals -- [part 4.. India -- India -- Clothing -- Overview -- Burka -- Chadar -- Choli -- Dhoti and lungi -- Jama -- Punjabi suit -- Prudah -- Modern Islamic dress (box) -- Sari -- Uttariya -- Headwear -- Overview -- Turbans -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Foot decorating -- Forehead markings -- Henna stains -- Jewelry -- Piercing -- Footwear -- Overview -- Chappals -- Jutti -- Khapusa -- Paduka -- [part 5.. Ancient Greece -- Life in ancient Greece -- Clothing -- Chlaina and diplax -- Chlamys -- Doric Chiton -- Himation -- Ionic chiton -- Loin coverings -- Military dress -- Minoan dress -- Peplos -- Headwear -- Overview -- Phrygian cap -- Pilos and Petasos -- Sakkos and Sphendone -- Wreaths -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Cameo and Intaglio -- Fibulae -- Jewelry -- Makeup -- Metal girdles -- Perfume -- Footwear -- Overview -- Boots -- Sandals -- [part 6.. Ancient Rome -- Ancient Rome -- Sumptuary laws regulate luxury (box) -- Clothing -- Overview -- Braccae -- Casula -- Dalmatica -- Etruscan dress -- Feminalia -- Palla -- Stola -- Subligaculum -- Toga -- Tunica -- Headwear -- Overview -- Beards -- Braids and curls -- Hair coloring -- Wigs -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Bulla -- Jewelry -- Makeup -- Signet ring -- Footwear -- Overview -- Calceus -- Cothurnus -- Crepida -- Gallicae -- Solea.

Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.

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