01504cam a2200301 i 4500 480940586 TxGeo 20210129120000.0 200706s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781501180064 hbk. 1501180061 hbk. (OCoLC)1162990111 TxGeo rda Thompson Ford, Richard. Dress codes : how the laws of fashion made history / Richard Thompson Ford. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2021. xi, 443 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. In Dress Codes, law professor and cultural critic Richard Thompson Ford presents an insightful and entertaining history of the laws of fashion from the middle ages to the present day, a walk down history's red carpet to uncover and examine the canons, mores, and customs of clothing--rules that we often take for granted. After reading Dress Codes, you'll never think of fashion as superficial again--and getting dressed will never be the same. 20210208. Clothing and dress Political aspects. Clothing and dress History. QS5