This volume provides information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history.

Includes index. Includes chronology. Includes glossary.

Early Asian cultures -- Early Asian cultures -- Samurai (box) -- Clothing -- Overview -- Cheongsam -- Dragon robes -- Hakama -- Haori -- Ho -- Kataginu -- Kimono -- Silk (box) -- Kinu -- Kosode -- Mandarin shirt -- Geisha (Box) -- Obi -- Headwear -- Overview -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Fans -- Kabuki makeup -- Face painting at the Peking Opera (box) -- Tattooing -- Footwear -- Overview -- Foot binding and lotus shoes -- Geta -- Tabis -- Zori -- The Byzantine Empire -- The Byzantine Empire -- Clothing -- Overview -- Dalmatica -- Paludamentum -- Stola -- Headwear -- Overview -- Turbans -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Embroidery -- Footwear -- Overview -- Nomads and barbarians -- Nomads and barbarians -- Vikings : the last barbarians (box) -- Clothing -- Overview -- Headwear -- Overview -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Footwear -- Overview -- Europe in the Middle Ages -- Europe in the Middle Ages -- Clothing -- Overview -- Bliaut -- Cote and cotehardie -- Ganache and gardcorps -- Hose and breeches -- Houppelande -- Leg bands -- Mantle -- Pourpoint -- Tabard -- Headwear -- Overview -- Beret -- Bowl haircut -- Coif -- Hoods -- Ram's horn headdress -- Steeple headdress -- Tonsure -- Wimple -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Gloves -- Purses -- Footwear -- Overview -- Crackowes and poulaines -- Discovered peoples -- The costume of the discovered peoples -- Oceania -- Oceania : island culture -- Clothing -- Overview -- Headwear -- Overview -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Body painting -- Scarification -- Tattooing -- Footwear -- Overview -- Native American cultures -- Native American cultures -- Clothing -- Overview -- Adoption of Western dress (box) -- Blankets -- Breechclout -- Cloaks -- Leggins -- Skirt -- Headwear -- Overview -- Bear grease -- Braids -- Headdresses -- Mohawk -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Jewelry -- Tattooing -- War paint -- Footwear -- Overview -- Moccasins -- Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas -- Clothing -- Overview -- Cloaks -- Loincloths -- Tunic -- Headwear -- Overview -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Head flattening -- Footwear -- Overview -- Usuta -- African cultures -- Africa : from the birth of civilization -- Adoption of Western dress (box) -- Clothing -- Overview -- Agbada -- African Americans' dress during the Civil Rights movement (box) -- Animal skins -- Aso oke cloth -- Bark cloth - - Batik cloth -- Berber dress -- Boubou -- Cotton -- Kente cloth -- Kuba cloth -- Mud cloth -- Headwear -- Overview -- Fez cap -- Headwraps -- Mud hairstyling -- Body decorations -- Overview -- Beadwork -- Body painting -- Head flattening -- Lip plugs -- Masks -- Scarification -- Siyala -- Footwear -- Overview.