Uniforms Exposed (Hardcover)

Part I: Uniforms and Culture
Uniforms, Body Techniques and Culture
Why Do Uniforms Intrigue Us?
Technique of the Uniformed Body
The Emergence of Uniforms of Modernity
Part II: Uniforms and Authority
From Military Uniforms To Codified Civility
From Identification to Indulgence to Utilitarianism
Glamour, Discipline, Modernity
Functionality, Sexuality, Colonisation
Military Uniforms and Civil Life
School Uniforms and Docile Bodies
Uniforms and Pedagogy
Modern Masculinity and the Rise of School Uniforms
One of the Boys? Uniform Codes and Feminine Persona
Modifying School Uniforms Amid Youth Culture
The School Uniform Debate Today
Uniform Techniques Despite Fashion Changes
Women in Uniform
Modern Identities for Plucky Heroines
Policing Femininity
Fighting Women
Brides of Christ or Sister Act: Dressing Women Clergy
Sexualising Uniforms
Part III: Uniforms for Work and Leisure
Uniforms at Work
Classic Elements of Work Uniforms
'Flight Refreshments': Dressing Airlines
The Work of Occupational Uniforms
Interpreting Occupational Uniforms
Corporate, Quasi and Informal Uniforms
Ambiguity and Occupational Identity
Sports Uniforms to Sportswear
Sporting Bodies and Disciplined Selves
Defining Sports Uniforms and Sportswear
Shaping Sports Uniforms: Some Historical Currents
The Gendering of Sports Uniforms
The Transformation of Sportswear Under Consumer Culture
Fashioning Sports Clothing as Lifestyle Couture
Sports Clothing as Fashion
The Lycra Revolution
Body Technologies
From Stylish Sports Clothing to Sporty Style
Part IV: Uniform Culture
Uniforms in Fashion and Popular Culture
Uniforms and Popular Culture
Uniforms in Hollywood Musicals
The Uniform in Fashion Photography
Uniform Influences on Design
Postmodern Sensibilities
Subcultures and Uniforms
From West to East-And Back Again
The Popularity of Uniforms and Sexual Frisson
Transgressive Uniforms in Contemporary Culture
The Power of Uniforms
Ecclesiastical Dress: From Carnival to Carnal
Transgression and Culture
The Transgressive Uptake of Uniforms
Discipine and transgression
Radicalism and transgression
Sexuality and transgression