{"product_id":"danger-in-the-path-of-chic","title":"Danger in the Path of Chic","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the interwar years, a proliferation of violence encroached upon the glossy, idealistic world of fashion: from the curiously common appearance of dismembered heads in fashion illustration, to seemingly torturous techniques and devices advertised by beauty imagery, even extending to garments designed to look assaulted and destroyed. \u003ci\u003eDanger in the Path of Chic\u003c\/i\u003e brings this disturbing imagery to light for the first time, proposing new directions for historians of fashion, violence and culture in the interwar years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcentrating on London, Paris and New York as fashion centres and political allies, the volume explores why horror manifested itself in this way, at this time, and in a sphere that is usually perceived as being built on fantasy and escape. In doing so, \u003ci\u003eDanger in the Path of Chic\u003c\/i\u003e situates fashion within the very real social, psychological, economic and political traumas of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226493768024,"sku":"9781350275508","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350275508.jpg?v=1744189259","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/danger-in-the-path-of-chic","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}