Extravagances: Habits of Being 4

343 Pages·2015·3.22 MB·English

by  Cristina Giorcelli, Paula Rabinowitz

EXTRAVAGANCES
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Habits of Being
accessorizing the body: habits of being 1
exchanging clothes: habits of being 2
fashioning the nineteenth century: habits of being 3
extravagances: habits of being 4
Extravagances
CRISTINA GIORCELLI AND
editors
PAULA RABINOWITZ
habits of being 4
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS
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MINNEAPOLIS LONDON
The publication of this book was supported by an Imagine Fund grant for the Arts, Design, and Humanities,
an annual award from the University of Minnesota’s Provost Office.
Excerpts from Omerosby Derek Walcott copyright 1990 by Derek Walcott. Reprinted by permission of Farrar,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
mmExtravagances / Cristina Giorcelli and Paula Rabinowitz, editors.
mm(Habits of being ; 4)
mmIncludes bibliographical references and index.
mmisbn978-0-8166-9728-1 (hc)—isbn978-0-8166-9729-8 (pb)
mm1. Clothing and dress—History. 2. Dress accessories—History. 3. Fashion—
mHistory. 4. Clothing and dress in literature. 5. Fashion in literature. 6. Wealth in
mliterature. I. Giorcelli, Cristina. II. Rabinowitz, Paula. III. Abito e identità.
mtt504.e95 2015
m646'.3—dc2 2015016661
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer.
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ToAnneHollander(1930–2014),generousfriendandmemorablecontributor
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Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments................................................. xiii
Clothing, Dress, Fashion: An Arcade ........................................... xix
Introduction
worn out of bounds
Paula Rabinowitz .......................................................... 1
1 When Women Speak ... Their Clothes Talk
MARIAPIA BOBBIONI ............................................................... 10
2 An Accessory Is a Gesture
in conversation with cristina giorcelli
GUILLERMO MARIOTTO ............................................................. 20
3 Wearing a Crown
PAOLA COLAIACOMO ................................................................ 27
4 Earrings in American Literature
a showcase
CRISTINA GIORCELLI ............................................................... 56