Fashion Theory: A Reader (Routledge Student Readers) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
From its beginnings in the fifteenth century, intensified interest in fashion and the study of fashion over the last thirty years has led to a vast and varied literature on the subject. This collection of essays surveys and contextualizes the ways in which a wide range of disciplines have used a variety of theoretical approaches to explain, and sometimes to explain away, the astonishing variety, complexity and beauty of fashion. Themes covered include individual, social and gender identity, the erotic, consumption and communication. By collecting together some of the most influential and important writers on fashion and exposing the ideas and theories behind what they say, this unique collection of extracts and essays brings to light the presuppositions involved in the things we think and say about fashion.
Series: Routledge Student Readers
Paperback: 624 pages
Publisher: Routledge; New Ed edition (June 16, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415413400
ISBN-13: 978-0415413404
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 1.4 x 9.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #484,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #440 in Books > Arts & Photography > Fashion > History #493 in Books > Arts & Photography > Decorative Arts & Design > Textile & Costume #1194 in Books > Arts & Photography > Graphic Design > Commercial > Fashion Design
This really is an essential addition to the bookcase: Malcolm Barnard has done an amazing job of selecting must-read essays on fashion.It includes classic readings from Barthes, Veblen, Elizabeth Wilson, Umberto Eco, Ulrich Lehmann, Tamsin Blanchard, Fred Davis, Joanne Entwhistle, Valerie Steele, Freud and more. It is a college-level book, and a few sections may be a challenging read: the great thing is this doesn't matter. This is a book you can dip into, and take in as much as you can, from different authors at different times. As your understanding of fashion grows you will enjoy getting new things from familiar passages, and delving into some of the ones you found a bit perplexing earlier.This is a big, comprehensive book: 48 essays, 600+ pages. The book is in 12 sections;Fashion and fashion theoriesFashion and history/fashion in historyWhat fashion is and is notWhat fashion and clothing doFashion as communicationFashion: identity and difference (Sex and gender, social class, ethnicity and race, culture and subculture)Fashion, clothes and the bodyProduction and consumptionModern fashionPost-modern fashionFashion and (the) imageFashion, fetish and the eroticI would call this the first fashion theory book anyone should buy: before 'Fashion and Modernity', before 'The Culture of Fashion', before Welters' and Lillethus' 'The Fashion Reader'. I would recommend this book to anyone studying fashion design or fashion theory (including at graduate level), as well as anyone interested in material culture in society. You do not have to be a college student to enjoy reading this: anyone who enjoys thinking more deeply about how garments function in our culture will derive an enormous amount of enjoyment from this book. My favourite buy for the 21st century so far!
'fashion theory' is a rich source book about fashion sociology and history what I really wanted to look at it.This is very well organised for students and scholars studying fashionology.
Was bought as a gift for my granddaughter who is absolutely delighted with it. Essay collection seemed excellent to me as well.
A very complete book, all theories in the book look at fashion from a different perspective.
Fashion Theory: A Reader (Routledge Student Readers) Back to the 80s: 1980s Fads and Fashion Coloring Book: Adult Coloring Books Fashion, 80s Coloring Book, 1980s Coloring Book, Fashion Coloring Book ... Fashion Coloring Book for Adults) (Volume 1) Early Readers : Lisa can Read : children, Early reader books level 1. Easy reader book. Beginner reading books level 1 (Step into reading book series for early readers : childrens books) The Urban Politics Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) The Urban Design Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) The Urban Sociology Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) The City Reader, 5th Edition (The Routledge Urban Reader Series) Sustainable Urban Development Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) The City Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) Cities of the Global South Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) The Public History Reader (Routledge Readers in History) The Routledge Companion to Russian Literature (Routledge Companions) The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History (Routledge Historical Atlases) The Routledge Guidebook to Aquinas' Summa Theologiae (The Routledge Guides to the Great Books) The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy (Routledge Companions) Routledge Intensive German Course (Routledge Intensive Language Courses) Kids Discover Music (Easy Reader): Children's Easy Reader Picture Book with 11 Bright, Large Photos and Simple Captions (Kids Discover Easy Readers 2) The Routledge Dance Studies Reader Nextext Historical Readers: Student Reader The Atomic Bomb Performance Theory (Routledge Classics)
