Susan J. Vincent is a Research Associate at the University of York, UK. She is the author of Dressing the Elite (Berg, 2003) and The Anatomy of Fashion (Berg, 2009).

Covering this amount of ground is ambitious, but the effort is largely successful … [The] diversity of voices and approaches strengthens the discussion. One finds intriguing, surprising, and thought-provoking essays covering many cultural layers of dress history.

• Volume 1: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity Edited by Mary Harlow, University of Birmingham, UKVolume 2: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval Age Edited by Sarah-Grace Heller, Ohio State University, USAVolume 3: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance Edited by Elizabeth Currie, Freelance Lecturer, UKVolume 4: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Peter McNeil, University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaVolume 5: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of EmpireEdited by Denise Amy Baxter, University of North Texas, USAVolume 6: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern Age Edited by Alexandra Palmer, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada

Susan J. Vincent is a Research Associate at the University of York, UK. She is the author of Dressing the Elite (Berg, 2003) and The Anatomy of Fashion (Berg, 2009).

Covering this amount of ground is ambitious, but the effort is largely successful … [The] diversity of voices and approaches strengthens the discussion. One finds intriguing, surprising, and thought-provoking essays covering many cultural layers of dress history.

• Volume 1: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity Edited by Mary Harlow, University of Birmingham, UKVolume 2: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval Age Edited by Sarah-Grace Heller, Ohio State University, USAVolume 3: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance Edited by Elizabeth Currie, Freelance Lecturer, UKVolume 4: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Peter McNeil, University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaVolume 5: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of EmpireEdited by Denise Amy Baxter, University of North Texas, USAVolume 6: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern Age Edited by Alexandra Palmer, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada

Susan J. Vincent is a Research Associate at the University of York, UK. She is the author of Dressing the Elite (Berg, 2003) and The Anatomy of Fashion (Berg, 2009).

Covering this amount of ground is ambitious, but the effort is largely successful … [The] diversity of voices and approaches strengthens the discussion. One finds intriguing, surprising, and thought-provoking essays covering many cultural layers of dress history.

• Volume 1: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity Edited by Mary Harlow, University of Birmingham, UKVolume 2: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Medieval Age Edited by Sarah-Grace Heller, Ohio State University, USAVolume 3: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance Edited by Elizabeth Currie, Freelance Lecturer, UKVolume 4: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Peter McNeil, University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaVolume 5: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of EmpireEdited by Denise Amy Baxter, University of North Texas, USAVolume 6: A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Modern Age Edited by Alexandra Palmer, Royal Ontario Museum, Canada