Make, mend and befriend: geographies of austerity, crafting and friendship in contemporary cultures of dressmaking in the UK

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 216-234

  Hall, Sarah Marie ^a   Jayne, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

austerity; consumption; craft; dressmaking; feminism; friendship

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL TRADITION; FEMINISM; SOCIAL THEORY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84949528668     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2015.1013452     Document Type: Article

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