Fashion Under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt (INSCRIBED COPY)
by: Eugenia Paulicelli

Softcover. Oxford/NY, Berg Publishers, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 227 pages illustrated in b&w. INSCRIBED BY PAULICELLI (in Italian) on the half-title page. Looking at the dark history of Italian fashion by focusing on the impact of 1930s Fascism, Paulicelli explores the subtle yet sinister changes to the seemingly innocuous practices of everyday dress and shows why they were such a concern for the state. Importantly, she also demonstrates how these developments impacted on the global dominance of Italian fashion today.