Fashion As A Social Control
A look at the ways fashion has been used to socially control women in Canada, both historically and in the 20th century.
A look at the ways fashion has been used to socially control women in Canada, both historically and in the 20th century.
Jacki Warnock
Narrator / Model
Linda Covit
Model
Jill Davis
Model
Mhoire Murdoch
Model
Barbara Steinman
Model
A look at the ways fashion has been used to socially control women in Canada, both historically and in the 20th century.
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