How Clothes Make the Woman Immoral: Impressions Given Off by Sexualized Clothing

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-181

  Montemurro, Beth ^a   Gillen, Meghan M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; authenticity; dress; sexuality; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880726444     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X13493128     Document Type: Article

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