Fashion:the key concepts

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Craik Jennifer.
Published: Berg,
Publisher Address: Oxford New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: English ed.
Subjects:
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 ...