This color-illustrated history of the dangers of Western fashion will entertain general readers and students while offering enough detail for scholars. The book describes and illustrates
dangerous materials such as toxic dyes, mercury in hat production, arsenic in dresses, and highly flammable artificial silk. The book describes accidents such as strangulation caused by shawls
and scarves; it also looks at also unhealthy fashions such as corsets and high heels, and reviews the negative impact of garment production on animals and the environment as well as humans.
While the book mainly focuses on the past, the final chapter gives examples from present times, such as silicosis in denim workers and the continued use of toxic dyes in the global garment
industry. The book is illustrated with historical and contemporary color and b&w photos, illustrations, posters, cartoons, art, and advertisements. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc.,
Portland, OR (protoview.com)
