Egyptian Sculpture By British Museum, T. G. H. James, W. V. Davies

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Social & cultural anthropology

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Harvard university press

Egyptian Sculpture : Harvard University Press : 9780674241602 : 0674241606 : 30 Aug 2019 : Who says you can't be pious and fashionable? Throughout the Muslim world, women have found creative ways of expressing their personality through the way they dress. Headscarves can be modest or bold, while brand-name clothing and accessories are part of a multimillion-dollar ready-to-wear industry that caters to pious fashion from head to toe. In this lively snapshot, Liz Bucar takes us to Iran, Turkey, and Indonesia and finds a dynamic world of fashion, faith, and style. ?Brings out both the sensuality and pleasure of sartorial experimentation.? ?Times Literary Supplement ?I defy anyone not to be beguiled by [Bucar's] generous-hearted yet penetrating observation of pious fashion in Indonesia, Turkey and Iran? Bucar uses interviews with consumers, designers, retailers and journalists?to examine the presumptions that modest dressing can't be fashionable, and fashion can't be faithful.? ?Times Hi

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