Feminist theory of the dressed female body: A comparative analysis and applications for textiles and clothing scholarship

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-121

  Tyner, Keila K ^a   Ogle, Jennifer Paff ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance; Body; Dress; Feminism; Feminist

Indexed keywords

APPEARANCE; DRESS; EDUCATION; TEXTILE-CLOTHING INDUSTRY;

EID: 62749120103     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X08322715     Document Type: Article

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