The Fashioned Body provides a wide-ranging and original overview of
fashion and dress from an historical and sociological perspective.
Where once fashion was seen as marginal, it has now entered into core
economic discourse focused around ideas about ‘cultural’ and
‘creative’ work as a major driver of developed economies. With a
new preface and new material on the evolving fashion industry, this
second edition gives a clear summary of the theories surrounding the
role and function of fashion in modern society. Entwistle examines how
fashion plays a crucial role in the formation of modern identity
through its articulation of the body, gender and sexuality. The book
offers a much needed synthesis between the literature on fashion and
dress, and the sociology of the body, offering an updated critique of
the issues raised in the first edition. Entwistle shows how an
understanding of fashion and dress requires an understanding of the
meanings acquired by the body in culture since it is the body that
fashion speaks to and which is dressed in almost all social situations
and encounters. She argues that while fashion refers to a specific
system of dress originating in the west, all cultures ‘dress’ the
body in the same way, making it a crucial feature of social order.
Drawing on the work of theorists, the book offers insights into the
connections that need to be made between the body, fashion and dress.
The Fashioned Body will be an invaluable resource for anyone
interested in the social role of fashion and dress in modern culture.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780745689395
Publisert
2018
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley Professional, Reference & Trade
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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