• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Part I – Uniforms and Culture
• Chapter 1
Uniforms, Body Techniques and Culture
Why Do Uniforms Intrigue Us?
Techniques of the Uniformed Body
The Emergence of Uniforms of Modernity
Part II Uniforms and Authority
• Chapter 2
Forms Military Uniforms to Codified Civility
From Identification to Indulgence to Utilitarianism
Glamour, Discipline, Modernity
Functionality, sexuality, Colonization
Military Uniforms and Civil Life
• Chapter 3
School Uniforms and Docile Bodies
Uniforms and Pedagogy
Modern Masculinity and the Rise of School Uniforms
One of the Boys? Uniforms Codes and Feminine Persona
Modifying School Uniform amid Youth Culture
The School Uniform Debate Today
Uniform Techniques Despite Fashion Changes
• Chapter 4
Uniforms for Woman
Modern Identities for Plucky Heroines
Policing Femininity
Fighting Women
Brides of Christ or Sister Act: Dressing Women Clergy
Sexualizing Uniforms
• Part III Uniforms for Work and Leisure
• Chapter 5
Uniforms For Work
Uniforms at Work
Classic Elements of Work Uniforms
“Fight Refreshments”: dressing Airlines
The Work of Occupational Uniforms
Interpreting Occupational Uniforms
Corporate, Quasi and Informal Occupational Uniforms
Ambiguity and Occupational Identity
Working Uniforms for Postmodern Sensibilities
• Chapter 6
Sports Uniforms to Sportswear
Sporting Bodies and Disciplined Selves
Defining Sports Uniforms and Sports Clothing
Shaping Sports Uniforms: Some Historical Currents
The Gendering of Sports Uniforms
The Transformation of Sports Clothing Under Consumer Culture
• Chapter 7
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
• Chapter 8
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
Chapter 9
Transgressive Uniforms in Contemporary Culture
The Power of Uniforms
Ecclesiastical Dress: From Carnival to Carnal
Transgressive Uptake of Uniforms in Contemporary Culture
• Notes
• Bibliography Websites
• Index