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Punk : chaos to couture by Bolton, Andrew, 1966-, Hell, Richard, Lydon, John, 1956-, Savage, Jon

The empire's new clothes : a history of the Russian fashion industry, 1700-1917 by Ruane, Christine

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Fashion and ethnicity ; Fashion and social status ; Fashion and gender ; Fashion and capitalism ; Sources -- The emperor's new clothes: the creation of a fashion industry : The creation of a market for European dress ; Textiles ; The development of European custom tailoring and dressmaking ; Apprentices ; Journeymen ; Masters -- The gendering of sewing in Russia : Russian women's education and vocational training ; Charity and young women's education ; Sewing and the "woman's question" ; The sewing machine ; Sewing, prostitution, and vocational training ; Sewing and elementary education for girls -- The rise of ready-to-wear : The origins of the sweatshop ; New technologies ; Tariffs and imported clothing ; M. and I. …”