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Titolo: |
Fashion [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy for everyone : thinking with style / / edited by Jessica Wolfendal and Jeanette Kennett; foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner
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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 | |
Classificazione: | PHI000000 |
Altri autori: |
WolfendaleJessica <1973->
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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.: | 9910830728403321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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