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

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 391.001
• Soggetto topico: Fashion - Philosophy; Clothing and dress - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: PHI000000
• Altri autori: WolfendaleJessica <1973-> KennettJeanette BaumgardnerJennifer <1970->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Fashion
• ISBN: 1-283-20492-4; 9786613204929; 1-4443-4556-7; 1-4443-4552-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139611703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophy for everyone.