An engaging survey from the Middle Ages to the present, presenting fashion as a complex process that reflects economic, social, and political changes

This engaging volume tells the history of Western fashion, exploring how and why it has influenced people’s attitudes, actions, and beliefs since the Middle Ages. Back in Fashion focuses on themes specific to particular periods—such as the significance of medieval sumptuary laws that limited expenditure on clothing; the use of black in early modern Europe; the role of sports on clothing in contemporary times; and the rise of luxury in the new millennium. Author Giorgio Riello investigates how fashion has shaped and continues to characterize Western societies, impacting the lives of millions of people and their relationship to the economy and politics.

Making a masterful case for why fashion history demands academic consideration on par with other more traditional histories, Riello presents fashion as a complex and constantly evolving force that not only reflects but drives cultural transformation.

这本引人入胜的书讲述了西方时尚的历史，探讨了中世纪以来西方时尚以何种方式影响了人们的态度，行为和信仰，以及为什么。《回归时尚》专注于特定时期的主题，例如限制服装支出的中世纪禁奢法的重要性；现代欧洲早期对黑色的使用；体育在当代服装中的作用；以及新世纪奢侈品的兴起。作者乔治•里埃洛（Giorgio Riello）研究了时尚如何影响了西方社会，以及如何持续成为西方社会的特点，从而影响了数百万人的生活及其与经济和政治的关系。