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UNINA9910877549003321 |
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Titolo |
Fashion : philosophy for everyone : thinking with style / / edited by Jessica Wolfendal and Jeanette Kennett; foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20492-4 |
9786613204929 |
1-4443-4556-7 |
1-4443-4552-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philosophy for everyone ; ; 40 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WolfendaleJessica <1973-> |
KennettJeanette |
BaumgardnerJennifer <1970-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fashion - Philosophy |
Clothing and dress - Philosophy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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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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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead |
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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 |
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