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frualeydis ([personal profile] frualeydis) wrote2009-05-08 03:38 pm
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Another weird thing from Ribeiro

Just when I was getting to really appreciate Fashion and fiction. Dress in art and literature in Stuart England, almost forgiving Ribeiro for the aforementioned offenses she writes that constant wearing of caps and hats were a cause for hair loss (and thus a reason for the use of wigs). If that had been the case, which of course is refuted by scientific research on hair loss, wouldn't women, who have been wearing headwear from dawn 'til dusk for centuries have been more prone to hair loss than men? Think before you write is a good maxim to apply to your work I think.

[identity profile] knightsmarshall.livejournal.com 2009-05-10 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
It's good to see there are still idiots in the world of academia.
: )

[identity profile] frualeydis.livejournal.com 2009-05-10 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
The thing is that she is not generally an idiot and has written many good books and articles on historical dress - and that makes it mote annoying than if she had been an idiot right through.

/Eva