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The clothed body in the ancient world. (Coming Conference).(Brief Article)

History Today,  January, 2002  by Harlow, Mary

Tags: conference, dress, identity, Open University

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An International Conference organised by the Open University and Birmingham University.

Sponsored by History Today. The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes. 17-19th January 2002

WE ALL WEAR CLOTHES. When we get up in the morning many of us make a choice as to what we wear. Even those who have their dress proscribed for them by their social situation or their occupation may make personal decisions about how to wear a garment or what to wear underneath it. Dress forms part of the identity we show to the world; it expresses messages of status, ethnicity, age and ...

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