Body dressing

Joanne Entwistle's collection takes up the many ways people shape and present the body through clothing. Its contributors examine dress through the lenses of gender, photography, cultural history and modernity.

The essays move from fashion photography of the 1960s to present-day queer fashion, and they also trace the older history of the masquerade. Together they cover a wide span of subjects, from the everyday act of getting dressed to the staging of costume.

The book suits readers interested in style, costume, the body, gender or history, especially those who want to see how dress connects these areas.