A “Bacchanalian Mardi Gras”: The Melbourne Cup and the Popular Culture of Satirical Dress in 1970s Australia
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DOI: 10.1080/14443058.2024.2319728
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the 1970s, a shift took place in the dress practices of attendees at the Melbourne Cup, marking out the period from the conservative formality of the decade before. Evident in the public areas… read more here.
Keywords: dress; culture; melbourne cup; mardi gras ... See more keywords