![]() ![]() In Dress Codes, law professor and cultural critic Richard Thompson Ford presents an insightful and entertaining history of the laws of fashion from the middle ages to the present day, a walk down history's red carpet to uncover and examine the canons, mores, and customs of clothing-rules that we often take for granted. ![]() ![]() Even in today's more informal world, dress codes still determine what we wear, when we wear it-and what our clothing means. For centuries, clothing has been a wearable status symbol fashion, a weapon in struggles for social change and dress codes, a way to maintain political control.ĭress codes evolved along with the social and political ideals of the day, but they always reflected struggles for power and status. Dress codes are as old as clothing itself. Join us Tuesday, Februat 6:00PM Central Time.Īfter the live talk has ended, the video will be archived on the Parnassus Books Facebook page under Videos.ĭress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History is a revelatory exploration of fashion through the ages that asks what our clothing reveals about ourselves and our society. This is a virtual event which will take place on the Parnassus Books Facebook page. Parnassus Books is happy to welcome Richard Thompson Ford, author of Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History, in conversation with Dan Sharfstein. ![]()
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