The Art and Science of Walking: Gender, Space, and the Fashionable Body in the Long Eighteenth Century

2005-06-01articleFashion Theory11 citationsclosed

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Fashion and Cultural Textiles Historical Art and Culture Studies Literature and Culture Studies

Abstract

Examines the attitude of eighteenth-century Europeans toward footwear and its merchandising. Restrictions in physical mobility of the upper orders in urban and rural environments; Manifestation of changes in attitude towards walking through public spaces; Connection between dress systems, aesthetic models and shoes.

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