Wedding Dress Across Cultures

Wedding Clothes Are Not Only Distinctive Forms Of Dress, But Are Also Steeped In Years Of Cultural Tradition. This Book, Drawing On Case Studies From Around The World, Considers How Wedding Attire Is Both A Statement Of Tradition And A Vehicle For Challenging Social Norms. Something Plain And Simple? Unpacking Ustom-made Wedding Dresses From Western Canada (1950-1995) -- Satin Dresses And Caribou Kamiks: Negotiation Of Tradition In Northern Alaskan In?upiaq Weddings -- Packaged In Japan: Elite Weddings In Osaka -- Korean Wedding Dress From The Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910) To The Present -- Marriage And Dowry Customs Of The Rabari Of Kutch: Evolving Traditions -- Pragmatism And Enigmas: The?panetar? And?gharcholu? Saris In Gujarati Weddings -- Swazi Bridal Attire: Culture, Traditions And Customs -- Gender, Identity And Moroccan Weddings: The Adornment Of The Ait Khabbash Berber Bride And Groom -- An Athenian Wedding, Year 2000 -- An Historic Perspective Of English And Soviet Bridalwear Between 1917 And 1960 -- He Gave Her Sandals And She Gave Him A Tunic: Cloth And Weddings In The Andes -- Slavic Wedding Customs On Two Continents -- Always Remembering The Motherland: Tai Dam Wedding Textiles And Dress -- The American Groom Wore A Celtic Kilt: Theme Weddings As Carnivalesque Events. Edited By Helen Bradley Foster And Donald Clay Johnson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.