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Fashion: A Very Short Introduction
Rebecca Arnold
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Description for Fashion: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. Fashion is a global industry, and plays a role in our economic, political, cultural, and social lives. However, fashion is often denigrated as trivial and superficial, a sign of vanity and narcissism. This Very Short Introduction will give a clear understanding of how fashion has developed while addressing these divergent views. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 116 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132.
Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture. This book introduces fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is explored as a creative force, a business, and a means of communication. From Karl Lagerfeld's creative reinventions of Chanel's iconic style to the multicultural reference points of Indian designer Manish Arora, from the spectacular fashion shows held in nineteenth century department stores to the mix-and-match styles of Japanese youth, the ... Read more
Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture. This book introduces fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is explored as a creative force, a business, and a means of communication. From Karl Lagerfeld's creative reinventions of Chanel's iconic style to the multicultural reference points of Indian designer Manish Arora, from the spectacular fashion shows held in nineteenth century department stores to the mix-and-match styles of Japanese youth, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199547906
SKU
V9780199547906
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About Rebecca Arnold
Rebecca Arnold is an Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles at the Courtauld Institute of Art. She was Guest Professor at the Centre for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University 2006-07. She has lectured internationally at a wide range of colleges including the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Bard Graduate Center, George Washington University, and the ... Read more
Reviews for Fashion: A Very Short Introduction
Arnold is an intelligent, communicative writer.
Philippa Stockley, Times Literary Supplement
Her fascinating little book makes a good framework for independent study and has a very useful bibliography.
Philippa Stockley, Times Literary Supplement
Arnold summarises with caption brevity, and [I] admire both her research and her succinctness.
Vera Rule, The Guardian
Philippa Stockley, Times Literary Supplement
Her fascinating little book makes a good framework for independent study and has a very useful bibliography.
Philippa Stockley, Times Literary Supplement
Arnold summarises with caption brevity, and [I] admire both her research and her succinctness.
Vera Rule, The Guardian