Fashion:the key concepts
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Published: |
Berg,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | English ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xiii, 379 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781845204525 (pbk.) 1845204522 (pbk.) 9781845204518 (cloth) 1845204514 (cloth) |
Index Number: | TS941 |
CLC: | TS941.2 |
Call Number: | TS941.2/C887 |
Contents: |
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 ;Renegotiating Chinese fashion ... |