Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 17 Issue 1 written by and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until Fashion Theory's launch in 1997 the dressed body had suffered from a lack of critical analysis. Increasingly scholars have recognized the cultural significance of self-fashioning, including not only clothing but also such body alterations as tattooing and piercing. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research. Fashion Theory is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: Abstracts in Anthropology; AOI Anthropological Index Online; ARTbibliographies Modern; British Humanities Index; DAAI Design and Applied Arts Index; IBR International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences; IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences; ISI Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Scopus; Sociological Abstracts.
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 12 Issue 1 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2008-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research. Indexed by the IBSS (International Bibliography of Social Sciences); the DAAI (Design and Applied Arts Index); ARTbibliographies Modern; Abstracts in Anthropology; the Anthropological Index Online (AIO) of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; Sociological abstracts; ISI Web of Science/Arts & Humanities Citation Index and ISI Current Contents Connect/Arts & Humanities (THOMSON); K.G. Saur Verlag's IBR (International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature and Social Sciences) and K.G. Verlag's IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on Humanities and Social Sciences)
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 17 written by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. Until Fashion Theory's launch in 1997 the dressed body had suffered from a lack of critical analysis. Increasingly scholars have recognized the cultural significance of self-fashioning, including not only clothing but also such body alterations as tattooing and piercing. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research. Fashion Theory is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: Abstracts in Anthropology; AOI Anthropological Index Online; ARTbibliographies Modern; British Humanities Index; DAAI Design and Applied Arts Index; IBR International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences; IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences; ISI Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Scopus; Sociological Abstracts.
Download or read book The Fashion Chronicles written by Amber Butchart and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From BBC television and radio presenter Amber Butchart, The Fashion Chronicles is an exploration of 100 of the most fascinating style stories ever told. From Eve's fig leaf to Hilary Clinton's pantsuit, the way we choose to clothe our bodies can carry layer upon layer of meaning. Across cultures and throughout history people have used clothing to signify power and status, to adorn and beautify, even to prop up or dismantle regimes. Here, explore the best-dressed figures in history, from Cleopatra to Beyoncé, Joan of Arc to RuPaul. Some have influenced the fashion of today, while some have used their clothing to change the world. But all have a sartorial story to tell. Entries include: Tutankhamun Boudicca Eleanor of Acquitane Genghis Khan King Philip II of Spain King Louis XIV of France Catherine the Great Marie Antoinette Karl Marx Amelia Earhart Josephine Baker Frida Kahlo Malcolm X Marsha Hunt Beyoncé Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...and many more
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Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 1 Issue 4 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Issue on hair Robin D.G. Kelley: 'Nap Time: Historicizing the Afro' Lung-kee Sun: 'The Politics of the Hair and the Issue of the Bob in Modern China' Steven Zdatny: 'The Boyish Look and the Liberated Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Women's Hairstyles' Maxine Craig: 'The Decline and Fall of the Conk: Or, How to Read a Process' Helen Sheumaker: '"This Lock You See": Nineteenth-Century Hair Work as the Commodified Self'
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 1 Issue 2 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anne Higonnet and Cassi Albinson: `Clothing the Child`s Body` Leslie W. Rabine: `Not a Mere Ornament: Tradition, Modernity and Colonialism in Kenyan and Western Clothing` Caroline Evans: `Dreams That Only Money Can Buy...Or, the Shy Tribe In Flight From Discourse` Brian McVeigh: `Wearing Ideology: How Uniforms Discipline Minds and Bodies in Japan` Edward F. Maeder: `Sources for a Forgotten Episode in The History of Post-war Fashion` Valerie Steele: Exhibition Review: Christian Dior, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 1 Issue 3 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laird O'Shea Borrelli: 'Dressing Up and Talking about It: Fashion Writing in'Vogue' from 1968-1993' Matthew Debord: 'Texture and Taboo: The Tyranny of Texture and Ease in the J. Crew Catalog' Valerie Steele: 'Anti-Fashions: The 1970s' Alexandra Palmer: 'New Directions: Fashion History Studies and Research in North America and England' Christopher Breward: Exhibition Review: Tanks and Trousseaus: Fashion in the Theater of War - Forties Fashion and the New Look , Imperial War Museum, London Ena Szkoda: Exhibition Review: Art/Fashion, Guggenheim Museum SoHo John S. Major: Exhibition Review: Adornment for Eternity: Status and Rank in Chinese Ornament, The China Institute in America, New York
Download or read book Fashion Theory written by Valerie Steele and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 15 Issue 1 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research. Fashion Theory is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: Abstracts in Anthropology; AOI Anthropological Index Online; ARTbibliographies Modern; British Humanities Index; DAAI Design and Applied Arts Index; IBR International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences; IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences; ISI Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Scopus; and Sociological Abstracts.
Download or read book Fashion Theory written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research. Fashion Theory is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: Abstracts in Anthropology; AOI Anthropological Index Online; ARTbibliographies Modern; British Humanities Index; DAAI Design and Applied Arts Index; IBR International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences; IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences; ISI Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Scopus; Sociological Abstracts
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 1 Issue 1 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1997-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of studying the body as a site for the deployment of discourses is well-established in a number of disciplines. By contrast, the study of dress has, until recently, suffered from a lack of critical analysis. Increasingly, however, scholars have recognized the cultural significance of self-fashioning, including not only clothing but also such body alterations as tattooing and piercing. Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of ‘fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. Fashion Theory provides a vital contribution to cultural studies, art history, literary criticism, anthropology, fashion history, media studies, gender studies, folklore studies and sociology. Dorothy Ko: 'Bondage in Time: Footbinding and Fashion Theory' Irene V. Guenther: 'Nazi 'Chic'?: German Politics and Women's Fashions, 1915-1945' Barbara Vinken: 'Eternity: A Frill on the Dress' Patrizia Calefato: 'Fashion and Worldliness: Language and Imagery of the Clothed Body' Richard Martin: 'A Charismatic Art: The Balance of Ingratiation and Outrage in Contemporary Fashion' Valerie Steele: Exhibition Review: 'Two by Two', The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 13 Issue 1 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This journal takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research.
Download or read book The Great Fashion Designers written by Brenda Polan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last 180 years designers have propelled fashion from an elite craft into a cornerstone of popular culture. This brilliantly written guide to the lives and collections of 55 iconic fashion designers draws on the latest academic research and the best of fashion journalism, including the authors' own interviews with designers. Beginning with 19th century couturier Charles Frederick Worth and concluding with the star names of the 2010s, Polan and Tredre detail each designer's working methods and career highlights to capture the spirit of their times. This beautifully illustrated revised edition features five new designer profiles: Hedi Slimane, Raf Simons, Phoebe Philo, Alessandro Michele and Demna Gvasalia. It's also been updated throughout to reflect a fashion world in constant ferment, with designers swapping jobs and fashion houses at unprecedented speed. The industry has expanded into a global phenomenon - and designers have emerged as true celebrities; The Great Fashion Designers explores their passion and flair to show us fashion at its most inspirational.
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 14 Issue 1 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of "fashion" as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research.
Download or read book Fashion Theory Volume 8 Issue 1 written by Valerie Steele and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2004-06-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of studying the body as a site for the deployment of discourses is well-established. By contrast, the study of dress has traditionally suffered from a lack of critical analysis. Fashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of fashion as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. Fashion Theory provides a vital contribution to cultural studies, art, history, literary criticism, anthropology, fashion history, media studies, gender studies, folklore studies and sociology. It is multi-disciplinary, features international coverage and is heavily illustrated.
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