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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139611703321

Titolo

Fashion [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy for everyone : thinking with style / / edited by Jessica Wolfendal and Jeanette Kennett; foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011

ISBN

1-283-20492-4

9786613204929

1-4443-4556-7

1-4443-4552-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Philosophy for everyone ; ; 40

Classificazione

PHI000000

Altri autori (Persone)

WolfendaleJessica <1973->

KennettJeanette

BaumgardnerJennifer <1970->

Disciplina

391.001

Soggetti

Fashion - Philosophy

Clothing and dress - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FASHION: PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE; CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART 1 BEING FASHIONABLE AND BEING COOL; 1 What Makes Something Fashionable?; 2 Fashion, Illusion, and Alienation; 3 Tryhards, Fashion Victims, and Effortless Cool; PART 2 FASHION, STYLE, AND DESIGN; 4 The Aesthetics of Design; 5 Share the Fantasy: Perfume Advertising, Fashion, and Desire; 6 Computational Couture: From Cyborgs to Supermodels; PART 3 FASHION, IDENTITY, AND FREEDOM; 7 Wearing Your Values on Your Sleeve; 8 Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters; 9 Slaves to Fashion?

10 Fashion Dolls and Feminism: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Barbie?PART 4 CAN WE BE ETHICAL AND FASHIONABLE?; 11 Sweatshops and Cynicism; 12 Women Shopping and Women Sweatshopping: Individual Responsibility for Consumerism; 13 A Taste for Fashion; Notes on Contributors



Sommario/riassunto

If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers. A unique and enlightening insight into the underlying philosophy behind the power of fashion Contributions address issues in fashion from a variety of viewpoints, including aesthetics, the nature of fashion and fashionability, ethics, gender and identity politics, and design Includes a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardn