Description
Product ID: | 9781350091917 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Introducing Fashion Theory |
Subtitle: | From Androgyny to Zeitgeist |
Authors: | Author: Andrew Reilly |
Page Count: | 160 |
Subjects: | History of art, History of art / art & design styles, Fashion and textile design, Cultural studies: dress and society, History of fashion, Fashion & society |
Description: | Select Guide Rating How does a style become a fashion? Why do trends spread and decline? Introducing Fashion Theory explores these questions and more to help you quickly get up-to-speed with fashion theories, from scarcity to conformity, through clear practical examples and fascinating case studies. This second edition, re-titled from Key Concepts for the Fashion Industry, includes expanded coverage on cultural appropriation, corporate greenwashing, and the criminal world of counterfeit goods. - Illustrated examples, from Apple’s post-postmodernist iWatch to Savage X Fenty’s body image message on diversity- Covers core fashion theories, from trickle-down to trickle-up, to political dress and conspicuous consumption- Filled with learning activities, key terms, chapter summaries, and discussion questions to inspire and inform How does a style become a fashion? Why do trends spread and decline? Introducing Fashion Theory explores these questions and more to help you quickly get up-to-speed with fashion theories, from scarcity to conformity, through clear practical examples and fascinating case studies.This second edition, re-titled from Key Concepts for the Fashion Industry, includes expanded coverage on cultural appropriation, corporate greenwashing, and the criminal world of counterfeit goods. - Illustrated examples, from Apple’s post-postmodernist iWatch to Savage X Fenty’s body image message on diversity- Covers core fashion theories, from trickle-down to trickle-up, to political dress and conspicuous consumption- Filled with learning activities, key terms, chapter summaries, and discussion questions to inspire and inform |
Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-12-10 |