| Wedding Dress Across Cultures Contributor(s): Foster, Helen Bradley (Editor), Johnson, Donald Clay (Editor), Bradley Foster, Helen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1859737471 ISBN-13: 9781859737477 Publisher: Berg 3pl OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Although the Victorian white wedding dominates western bridal dress and large portions of former colonial empires, marriage rituals vary significantly throughout the world. The Japanese, for instance, combine both traditional ceremonies with receptions utilizing western approaches to dress. In the Andes the bride will personally create a multi-layered dress to showcase her weaving skills. Berber brides in Morocco wear binding clothing that covers their faces, a notable contrast to Canadian prairie-province brides whose stylized gowns individualize and enhance body shape. This engaging book examines the evolution and ritual functions of wedding attire within the context of particular cultures. It raises questions as to the relationship between contemporary wedding attire and traditional values. It discusses the changes international migrations have had upon the wedding dress of several ethnic groups. It provides insights into numerous societal relationships to weddings, such as the ban on bridal-produced embroidery in dowries in India, the challenges individual values have to larger societal ones in themed weddings, and the relationship between the return to pre-western attire and identity politics. Exploring these issues, the authors provide unusual insights into the centrality of dress in shaping individual identity as well as its importance in reflecting cultural values and ideals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Weddings - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Design | Fashion & Accessories |
| Dewey: 392.54 |
| LCCN: 2003010060 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Series: Dress, Body, Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Event - Wedding |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although the Victorian white wedding dominates western bridal dress and large portions of former colonial empires, marriage rituals vary significantly throughout the world. The Japanese, for instance, combine both traditional ceremonies with receptions utilizing western approaches to dress. In the Andes the bride will personally create a multi-layered dress to showcase her weaving skills. Berber brides in Morocco wear binding clothing that covers their faces, a notable contrast to Canadian prairie-province brides whose stylized gowns individualize and enhance body shape. This engaging book examines the evolution and ritual functions of wedding attire within the context of particular cultures. It raises questions as to the relationship between contemporary wedding attire and traditional values. It discusses the changes international migrations have had upon the wedding dress of several ethnic groups. It provides insights into numerous societal relationships to weddings, such as the ban on bridal-produced embroidery in dowries in India, the challenges individual values have to larger societal ones in themed weddings, and the relationship between the return to pre-western attire and identity politics. Exploring these issues, the authors provide unusual insights into the centrality of dress in shaping individual identity as well as its importance in reflecting cultural values and ideals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Foster, Helen Bradley: - Helen Bradley Foster is Lecturer, University of Minnesota. Johnson, Donald Clay: - Donald Clay Johnson is Curator, Ames Library of South Asia, University of Minnesota.Eicher, Joanne B.: - Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota. Joanne is Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Dress and Fashion (Bloomsbury and OUP); Series Editor, Dress, Body Culture (Bloomsbury); Author, Editor, Co-Editor, The Visible Self, (Fairchild); Dress and Gender (Berg); Dress and Ethnicity (Berg); Beads and Beadmakers (Berg); Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride (National Geographic); a wide variety of published articles in professional journals and chapters in books. |