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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458968703321

Autore

Edwards Tim <1963-, >

Titolo

Fashion in focus : concepts, practices and politics / / Tim Edwards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-86660-4

1-136-86661-2

1-283-04273-8

9786613042736

0-203-83688-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

391

Soggetti

Fashion - Social aspects

Clothing and dress - Social aspects

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Plates; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Fashion foundations; Chapter 2: The classical tradition: Early perspectives on fashion; Chapter 3: The clothes maketh the man: Masculinity, the suit and men's fashion; Chapter 4: The woman question: Fashion, feminism and fetishism; Chapter 5: Who are you kidding?: Children, fashion and consumption; Chapter 6: Express yourself: The politics of dressing up; Chapter 7: From rags to riches: Fashion production; Chapter 8: Desiring subjects: The designer label and the cult of celebrity; Conclusion: The fashion invasion

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

The study of fashion has exploded in recent decades, yet what this all means or quite where it might take us is not clear. This new book helps to bring fashion into focus, with a comprehensive guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the field.Tim Edwards includes coverage of all the major theories of fashion, including recent scholarship, alongside subcultural analysis and an in-depth look at production. Individual topics include:men's fashion, masculinity and the



suitwomen's fashion and the role of sexuality children