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Black : the history of black in fashion, society and culture in New Zealand /

Contributor(s): Publication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin, 2012.Description: 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780143566953
  • 0143566954
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Contents:
Why do we wear black? / Doris de Pont -- A Māori perspective on the wearing of black / Chanel Clarke -- Black in the Victorian era / Jane Malthus -- Black as a fashionable colour / Elaine Webster & Natalie Smith -- Black heroes : New Zealand sport / Ron Palenski -- The black singlet as a cultural icon / Stephanie Gibson -- Black clothing in New Zealand cinema / Helen Martin -- The cultural politics of wearing black / Prudence Stone -- Back in black / Andrew Clifford -- A culture of ease / Claire Regnault.
Summary: Ten essays compiled by Doris de Pont, published to coincide with the touring exhibition Black in Fashion, by the New Zealand Fashion Museum.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific NZ & Pacific NZ&P GT 1595 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0009014
Book Book Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific NZ & Pacific NZ&P GT 1595 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0008918

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index.

Why do we wear black? / Doris de Pont -- A Māori perspective on the wearing of black / Chanel Clarke -- Black in the Victorian era / Jane Malthus -- Black as a fashionable colour / Elaine Webster & Natalie Smith -- Black heroes : New Zealand sport / Ron Palenski -- The black singlet as a cultural icon / Stephanie Gibson -- Black clothing in New Zealand cinema / Helen Martin -- The cultural politics of wearing black / Prudence Stone -- Back in black / Andrew Clifford -- A culture of ease / Claire Regnault.

Ten essays compiled by Doris de Pont, published to coincide with the touring exhibition Black in Fashion, by the New Zealand Fashion Museum.

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