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UNINA9910820588203321 |
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Autore |
Edwards Tim <1963-, > |
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Titolo |
Fashion in focus : concepts, practices and politics / / Tim Edwards |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-86660-4 |
1-136-86661-2 |
1-283-04273-8 |
9786613042736 |
0-203-83688-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (189 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fashion - Social aspects |
Clothing and dress - Social aspects |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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