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Fashion : the key concepts /

By: Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009.Edition: English edDescription: xiii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781845204525
  • 1845204522
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Contents:
Introduction : The purpose of this book ; Defining key terms ; Key approaches to studying fashion ; How is this book organized? -- 1. The fashion impulse : Investigating the fashion impulse ; Color and fashion through time ; The color black in fashion ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 1. The regulation of fashion ; 2. Black mourning dress ; 3. Fashions in New Guinea headdresses ; 4. The sailor suit: from function to fashion -- 2. The eurocentric fashion system : Consumer culture and fashion ; Paris fashion ; The Paris legacy ; New fashion capitals ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 5. Beau Brummell ; 6. The influence of Coco Chanel ; 7. Yves Saint Laurent as style muse ; 6. Daslu luxury retailing -- 3. Fashion cycles, symbols, and flows : Fashion cycles and structures ; Fashion symbols and codes ; Interdisciplinary fashion theory ; Fashion flows ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 9. The meaning of men's ties ; 10. Jeans as über fashion ; 11. Sexuality and stilettos ; 12. The magic of cosmetics -- 4. Fashion, body techniques, and identity : Fashion as a body technique ; Fashioning gender: femininity and masculinity ; Fashioning consumers ; Uniforms of identity ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 13. Fashion and identity in harajuku ; 14. Acquiring the techniques of royalty ; 15. The metrosexual man ; 16. The cult of thinness -- 5. Fashion, aesthetics, and art : Aesthetics and fashion ; Spatial aesthetics and fashion ; Fashion as aesthetic regime ; From aesthetic innovation to museum curation ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 17. Fashion photography and heroin chic ; 18. Exhibiting Vivienne Westwood ; 19. Wearable art ; 20. Fashion and the wristwatch -- 6. Fashion as a business and cultural industry : The structure of the fashion industry ; Fashion forecasting, marketing, and the fashion consumer ; The changing role of the fashion designer ; Luxury brands and global marketing ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 21. Celebrity models ; 22. Louis Vuitton as luxury accessory ; 23. The Gap as global fashion ; Secondhand clothing -- 7. Popular culture and fashion : Fashion and the rise of popular culture ; Representing fashion ; Fashion subcultures and popular music ; Fashion journalism, public relations, and stylists ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 25. Sports clothing for everyman ; 26. Australian bush wear as urban chic ; 27. Retailing erotic lingerie ; 28. Oliviero Toscani's advertisements for Benetton -- 8. The politics of fashion : What are the politics of fashion? ; Endogenous and exogenous fashion ; Fashion and colonialism ; Fashion and postcolonialism ; Conclusion: Global fashion futures? ; [Case studies] : 29. The politics of veiling ; 30. Renegotiating Chinese fashion ; 31. Indian fashion: from diasporas to designers ; 32. Burberry's brand of Britishness -- Glossary -- Fashion milestones -- Questions for essays and class discussion.
Summary: Fashion is everywhere. It is now one of the main ways in which we present ourselves to others, signaling what we want to communicate about our sexuality, wealth, professionalism, even our mood. This book presents a concise overview of this complex phenomenon.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The purpose of this book ; Defining key terms ; Key approaches to studying fashion ; How is this book organized? -- 1. The fashion impulse : Investigating the fashion impulse ; Color and fashion through time ; The color black in fashion ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 1. The regulation of fashion ; 2. Black mourning dress ; 3. Fashions in New Guinea headdresses ; 4. The sailor suit: from function to fashion -- 2. The eurocentric fashion system : Consumer culture and fashion ; Paris fashion ; The Paris legacy ; New fashion capitals ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 5. Beau Brummell ; 6. The influence of Coco Chanel ; 7. Yves Saint Laurent as style muse ; 6. Daslu luxury retailing -- 3. Fashion cycles, symbols, and flows : Fashion cycles and structures ; Fashion symbols and codes ; Interdisciplinary fashion theory ; Fashion flows ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 9. The meaning of men's ties ; 10. Jeans as über fashion ; 11. Sexuality and stilettos ; 12. The magic of cosmetics -- 4. Fashion, body techniques, and identity : Fashion as a body technique ; Fashioning gender: femininity and masculinity ; Fashioning consumers ; Uniforms of identity ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 13. Fashion and identity in harajuku ; 14. Acquiring the techniques of royalty ; 15. The metrosexual man ; 16. The cult of thinness -- 5. Fashion, aesthetics, and art : Aesthetics and fashion ; Spatial aesthetics and fashion ; Fashion as aesthetic regime ; From aesthetic innovation to museum curation ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 17. Fashion photography and heroin chic ; 18. Exhibiting Vivienne Westwood ; 19. Wearable art ; 20. Fashion and the wristwatch -- 6. Fashion as a business and cultural industry : The structure of the fashion industry ; Fashion forecasting, marketing, and the fashion consumer ; The changing role of the fashion designer ; Luxury brands and global marketing ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 21. Celebrity models ; 22. Louis Vuitton as luxury accessory ; 23. The Gap as global fashion ; Secondhand clothing -- 7. Popular culture and fashion : Fashion and the rise of popular culture ; Representing fashion ; Fashion subcultures and popular music ; Fashion journalism, public relations, and stylists ; Conclusion ; [Case studies] : 25. Sports clothing for everyman ; 26. Australian bush wear as urban chic ; 27. Retailing erotic lingerie ; 28. Oliviero Toscani's advertisements for Benetton -- 8. The politics of fashion : What are the politics of fashion? ; Endogenous and exogenous fashion ; Fashion and colonialism ; Fashion and postcolonialism ; Conclusion: Global fashion futures? ; [Case studies] : 29. The politics of veiling ; 30. Renegotiating Chinese fashion ; 31. Indian fashion: from diasporas to designers ; 32. Burberry's brand of Britishness -- Glossary -- Fashion milestones -- Questions for essays and class discussion.

Fashion is everywhere. It is now one of the main ways in which we present ourselves to others, signaling what we want to communicate about our sexuality, wealth, professionalism, even our mood. This book presents a concise overview of this complex phenomenon.

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