{"product_id":"fashion-victims-by-alison-matthews-david-9781350005082","title":"Fashion Victims","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease, and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield, and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic, and literally ‘drop-dead gorgeous’ gowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFabulously gory and gruesome, \u003ci\u003eFashion Victims\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the lethal history of women’s, men’s, and children’s dress, in myth and reality. Drawing upon surviving fashion objects and numerous visual and textual sources, encompassing louse-ridden military uniforms, accounts of the fiery deaths of Oscar Wilde’s half-sisters, and dancer Isadora Duncan’s accidental strangulation by an entangled scarf; the book explores how garments have tormented those who made and wore them, and harmed animals and the environment in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVividly chronicling evidence from Greek mythology to the present day, Matthews David puts everyday apparel under the microscope and unpicks the dark side of fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFashion Victims\u003c\/i\u003e is lavishly illustrated with over 125 images and is a remarkable resource for everyone from scholars and students to fashion enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424111247596,"sku":"9781350005082","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350005082.jpg?v=1774769120","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fashion-victims-by-alison-matthews-david-9781350005082","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}