Product Description: This volume, consisting of papers originally delivered at the Sport and Fashion symposium in 2011, celebrates the connection between sport and the clothes and fashion which are associated with certain sporting activities. Articles include a study of Olympic swimming costumes, women's sport during the inter-war period, the use of sportsmen by clothing industries for brand marketing, and the aesthetic significance of certain items of clothing, specifically the shirt worn by Maradona during the 1986 Argentina-England World Cup quarter final...read more

Product Description: Part of the series, "A Visual History of Costume" this book is designed to be used as a reference book on the history of dress for students, designers, collectors and anyone interested in the history of costume. A detailed introduction is followed by a series of illustrations taken from the 20th century - including paintings, photographs, fashion plates and advertisements...read more