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The face of fashion : cultural studies in fashion /
Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.Description: xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 0415052629
- 9780415052627
Contents:
Summary: This book offers a wide-ranging interdisciplinary study of how we fashion our bodies and project our identities through clothes.
1. Face of fashion: technical bodies and technologies of self -- 2. Exotic impulses in techniques of fashion -- 3. Fashioning women: techniques of femininity -- 4. Fashion models: female bodies and icons of femininity -- 5. Soft focus: techniques of fashion photography -- 6. States of undress: lingerie to swimwear -- 7. Cosmetic attributes: techniques of make-up and perfume -- 8. Fashioning masculinity: dressed for comfort or style -- 9. Conclusion: nothing to wear.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-239) and indexes.
1. Face of fashion: technical bodies and technologies of self -- 2. Exotic impulses in techniques of fashion -- 3. Fashioning women: techniques of femininity -- 4. Fashion models: female bodies and icons of femininity -- 5. Soft focus: techniques of fashion photography -- 6. States of undress: lingerie to swimwear -- 7. Cosmetic attributes: techniques of make-up and perfume -- 8. Fashioning masculinity: dressed for comfort or style -- 9. Conclusion: nothing to wear.
This book offers a wide-ranging interdisciplinary study of how we fashion our bodies and project our identities through clothes.
