'Toplis has produced a meticulously researched and detailed analysis, which both complements and adds to existing work on the history of retailing, clothing, and fashion.' Textile History 'a study that merits attention' Costume

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Clothing Shops and Working-Class Consumers; Chapter 2 The Shopkeeper and the Workingclass Consumer; Chapter 3 Selling by Non-Fixed Traders; Chapter 4 Clothing the Poor: Parish Relief; Chapter 5 Clothing The Poor: Charity; Chapter 6 Fashion and the Working-Class Consumer; conclusion Conclusion;