Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History

This is an entertaining and thorough examination of dress, body, and hair throughout the centuries . the evolution seems logical but maybe not . it does make me wonder what comes next . what Will we all be wearing 50 years from now? what sort of hairdos? Thanks for this book Richard Ford.

I really enjoyed this book it talked about the power of clothing throughout history on a polical, economial and social level.

This feels like a collection of MA thesis (thesises? theses?) put together. Not in itself a bad thing but means quite a lot of repetition (albeit from different angles) of the various laws and implications. It was what I wanted and I found it very useful.

We used this for our class. It’s a great book and really explains a lot about the history of fashion starting from the 1300s or earlier up to the modern day.

I love this books focus on an intersection of laws and fashion in the sense of how it contributes to perceived culture. The topic is unique and also sorely lacking coverage. I debated between a 3 and 4 star because the book drags on near the end when the point is mads redundant excessively. Some details could be made more brief. I could skip some pages and the point won't be lost.