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Dress Codes, Gender and the Power of Subversion

June 17, 2021

People who transgress fashion norms are often viewed with suspicion, distrust, or even disgust. Yet going against the grain can also empower, by getting us and our causes noticed…

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In research Tags dress codes, power dressing, gender
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Feminine Design Icon, or Symbol of Female Oppression?

February 12, 2019

Just as an online photograph today might show an attractive woman beaming behind a bowl of salad, an advertisement in the 1940s or ‘50s may have depicted a pretty, apron-clad woman smiling alongside a packet of soap powder.

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In research Tags dress codes, aprons, dress history, gender, material culture, social trends, academic writing

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