The importance of studying the body as a site for the deployment of discourses is well-established. By contrast, the study of dress has traditionally suffered f

The importance of studying the body as a site for the deployment of discourses is well-established. By contrast, the study of dress has traditionally suffered f

Until Fashion Theory's launch in 1997 the dressed body had suffered from a lack of critical analysis. Increasingly scholars have recognized the cultural signifi

The importance of studying the body as a site for the deployment of discourses is well-established. By contrast, the study of dress has traditionally suffered f

This special issue of Fashion Theory seeks to re-visit the relationship between dress and gender in history. Topics to be addressed include: the sartorial perfo