Cultural studies: dress and society Books
powerHouse Books,U.S. Dreamer With A Thousand Thrills: The Rediscovered
Book SynopsisPalumbo's rediscovered photographs, celebrated in their time but not seen in decades, are presented here, in book form, for the first time ever.
£53.24
powerHouse Books,U.S. Back In The Days Coloring Book
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£11.92
powerHouse Books,U.S. Tales Of Endearment: Modern Vintage Lovers and
Book SynopsisDispatches from the world of vintage lovers and their extraordinary wardrobes.
£38.39
powerHouse Books,U.S. Drop
Book SynopsisDROP dives into the world of streetwear queue culture, with original photos of product launches from across the globe
£34.39
powerHouse Books,U.S. Brown Bohemians: Honoring the Light and Magic of
Book SynopsisA photo book that captures the essence and stories of an underrepresented demographic: members of Bohemian culture of colour.
£34.39
Rock Point Preppy Style
£11.99
£10.40
Penguin Putnam Inc Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a
Book SynopsisAn “engaging and disarmingly honest” (People) examination of the search for love and the meaning of marriage in a time of anxiety, independence, and indecision.Weddings. They’re fun, festive, and joyful, and at a time when people marry later in life—and sometimes not at all—they offer endless opportunities to reexamine love and what we want for ourselves, regardless of whether or not our aim is a walk down the aisle. In Save the Date, Jen Doll charts the course of her own perennial wedding guesthood, from the ceremony of distant family members when she was eight to the recent nuptials of a new boyfriend’s friends.There’s the first trip home for a childhood pal’s big day, in which she learns that her first love has eloped to Hawaii. There’s the destination wedding attended with little baggage beyond a suitcase of strappy sandals and summery party dresses. Regrettably, there is a series of celebrations that mean the end to a valued friendship. There’s also the wedding that offers all the promise of new love.Wedding experiences come in as varied an assortment as the gowns at any bridal shop, and Doll turns a keen eye to each, delivering a heartfelt exploration of contemporary relationships. Funny, honest, and affecting, Save the Date is a fresh and spirited look at the many ways in which we connect to one another.
£13.60
Aperture Fashion Photography: The Story in 180 Pictures
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£42.50
University of Alaska Press Alaska Eskimo Footwear
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£25.16
Kent State University Press Wearable Prints, 1760-1860: History, Materials,
Book SynopsisWearable prints are not only a decorative art form but also the product of a range of complex industrial processes and an economically important commodity. But when did textile printing originate, and how can we identify the fabrics, inks, dyes, and printing processes used on surviving historical examples?In Wearable Prints, 1760-1860, author Susan Greene surveys the history of wearable printed fabrics, which reaches back into the earliest days of the discovery of the delights of selectively patterned cloth and is firmly interwoven with the Industrial Revolution. The bulk of the book is devoted to the process of printing and dyeing. Greene brings together evidence from period publications and manuscripts, extant period garments and quilts, and scholarship on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century chemistry and technology. Making the text come alive, Greene includes some 1600 full-color images, including a plentiful array of textile samples.Wearable Prints, 1760-1860 is a convenient encyclopedic guide, written in plain language accessible to even the most casual reader. Historians, students, costumers, quilters, designers, curators, and collectors will find it an essential resource.
£90.95
Kent State University Press Black Hair in a White World
Book SynopsisA critical and nuanced look at societal perceptions of Black hair, past and present Black Hair in a White World is an in-depth study of the cultural history, perceptions, and increasing acceptance of Black hair in the broader American society. The essays in this anthology discuss representations and responses to Black hair, including analysis of research findings about marketing messages and depictions of Black hair in popular culture, discussions of workplace discrimination, and stories about the origins of the natural hair movement and how many Black people have learned to embrace and celebrate their natural hair.Beginning with a close analysis of historical and contemporary books, media, and ads, Black Hair in a White World illustrates both positive and negative responses to Black hair. In the second section, Ellington features contributions from diverse scholars and activists who argue that natural Black hair has often explicitly been––and still is––criticized by non-Blacks and Blacks who believe that the natural texture of Black hair is a problem that must be solved and believe that natural Black hair is unacceptable, unprofessional, and unattractive. Authors of the volume's final essays conclude by pushing against this narrative and describing the emergence of the natural hair movement, which has pushed for increased mainstream acceptance of Black hair.Black Hair in a White World is a groundbreaking, serious examination of perceptions of Black hair and makes an important contribution to ongoing discussions about gender, sociology, and self-expression.Trade Review"Tameka Ellington's Black Hair in a White World is a welcome addition to the canon of Black hair scholarship. Offering an accessible combination of academic research and pop culture analysis, the book provides a rigorous, yet loving examination of Black hair in multiple dimensions. From beauty culture to children's media, the essays in this collection paint a dynamic picture of a complicated topic, while challenging popular stereotypes and myths. Black Hair in a White World belongs on university bookshelves and the coffee tables of the culturally curious."—Lori L. Tharps, coauthor of Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America "One cannot claim to know Black women without knowing Black hair. Its history, the divisions it has created within Black communities, and how it is viewed and (un)welcomed in white spaces. Grounded in scientific research, Black Hair in a White World is an excellent tool for those who teach or conduct research on Black women."—Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD, author of Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fear "A collection of essays so naturally woven together, making for a raw and stunningly honest deep dive, untangling the history that is our Black hair culture. Black Hair in a White World is a call to action for society to reject white standards of beauty for all and accept Black people as they embrace their crowns in all its natural glory."—Sia Nyorkor, Emmy- and award-winning news anchor & reporter, WOIO-TV, CBS Cleveland, Ohio "Black Hair in a White World is an enlightening, extensive collection of Black female scholars that share their historical accounts, healing stories, insights, and research on the institutional hierarchy of 'texturism' in this country and around the world. Dr. Ellington has provided our community with a historical platform and the eternal standards for the Black community to continue to embrace and truly rejoice in the experience of their textured hair journey." —Diane C. Bailey, beauty entrepreneur, advocate, author, global ambassador, and master stylist.
£30.36
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Indigo: In Search of the Color That Seduced the
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£15.19
Stone Bridge Press A Bridge of Words: Views across America and Japan
Book SynopsisProlific, award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry Hiroaki Sato recorded his thoughts on American society in mainly two columns across 30-plus years, collected here for the first time.This anthology of over 60 of Sato’s commentaries reflect the writer’s wide-ranging erudition and his unsentimental views of both his native Japan and his adopted American homeland. Broadly he looks at the Pacific War and its aftermath and at war (and our love of it) in general, at the quirks and curiosities of the natural world exhibited by birds and other creatures, at friends and mentors who surprised and inspired, and finally at other writers and their works, many of them familiar—the Beats and John Ashbery, for example, and Mishima—but many others whose introduction is welcome. Sato is neither cheerleader nor angry expatriate. Remarkably clear-eyed and engaged with American culture, he is in the business of critical appraisal and translation, of taking words seriously, and of observing how well others write and speak to convey their own truths and ambitions.Trade Review"Japan Times and Mainichi Daily News columnist, Hiroaki Sato, has left us with a thought provoking, educational and entertaining anthology of his columns, ranging from 1984 to 2017."—Paul de Vries, Japan Forward"These pieces, most of which appeared originally as columns in the Mainichi Daily News and the Japan Times, have a conversational informality that allows for unexpected digressions and interjections. “I am prejudiced against golfing courses and golf courses,” he announces, and explains why. He quotes a scientist’s argument for limiting wild geese populations— “When you see geese, they’re eating or they’re defecating”— and immediately responds: “Isn’t that what we human beings do as well, too well?” The back and forth is continual, and continually energizing."—Geoffrey O’BrienTable of ContentsTable of Contents Author’s Note Part I: Wars & Consequences Part II: Birds and Animals Part III: Teachers and Friends Part IV: Talking about Books and Such
£16.19
Simon And Schuster Group USA Drama Flava
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£43.19
Patricia Larson Fashion Design Sketchbook: Textile Crafts Hobbies
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£14.92
Academica Press Crossing the Catwalk: Transvestism in
Book SynopsisIn the 1930s, Freud observed that “when you meet a human being, the first distinction you make is `male or female?’ and you are accustomed to make the distinction with unhesitating certainty.” As Freud suggests, society is divisible by gender. We are taken to be either “male” or “female.” This notion seems to be fixed within our culture and is often unquestioned. In this dynamic book, fashion journalist Laura Cherrie Beaney examines gender as a concept and as a practice that is also challenged and contested in the fashion industry.While gender has been relatively fixed within our society, we are nevertheless entertained by “gender bending.” The media and entertainment industries now represent a range of gender identities. As much as it is a cultural phenomenon, gender is also an individual practice. Social theorists describe some individuals as “gender outlaws” for actively choosing to blend and shape their own gender identities. Fashionable clothing makes multiple statements about the wearer. It can identify social status and tell the viewer, “This is the type of person I am.” In contemporary culture, fashion designers, stylists, photographers, and other media professionals have been fascinated with the idea of gender and its ever-changing boundaries. In recent years, the fashion industry has also focused on ideas of unisex identity and androgyny. Indeed, the fashion industry seems to afford a decadent sense of power to alternative gender identities. Fashion designers and stylists have been inspired by alternative gender identities when creating images and when showcasing their designs.Crossing the Catwalk explores fashion to understand how this mediated image of gender equality in the twenty-first century relates to reality by examining cross-dressing and transvestism through the construction of personal style. By using case studies from a range of different sources, the book will give a clear idea of how the reality of cross-dressing compares to the glamorous and decadent images portrayed by the fashion industry. It will aim to uncover the true motivations for those who cross dress and analyze the construction of gendered personal styles in relation to fashion.
£118.15
Academica Press Hijab: Word of God or Word of Man?
Book SynopsisHijab: Word of God or Word of Man? is the most comprehensive and exhaustive study of the subject of the Islamic veil to date. According to Muslim authorities, the Islamic veil is a religious obligation. For them, Muslim women who fail to wear the hijab commit a major sin that merits punishment in hell and even eternal damnation. Since the rise of Islamist movements in the twentieth century, some Muslims have gone as far as to mandate fines, imprisonment, physical punishment, rape, and even death for young girls and women who wear so-called "bad hijab," or who fail to veil. What does the Qur'an really say regarding women's dress? What does the hadith literature of Islam teach? How did Muslim women dress throughout history? What impact did culture have on the process? What moral and ethical conclusions can we draw regarding the rules governing women's clothing? These are the questions that are answered in this seminal study.
£80.25
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A Textile Traveler's Guide to Peru & Bolivia
Book SynopsisA Textile Traveler’s Guide to Peru and Bolivia draws on author Cynthia Samaké’s decades of independent travel in Peru and Bolivia. Her experiences roaming the remote hillsides and bustling cities of both countries combined with her academic research in traditional textiles and costumes create an indispensable guide filled with useful knowledge and frolicking fun adventure. From weekly village markets in the Peruvian highlands to fanciful costumes of Bolivia’s Carnival, Samaké guides readers through the living legacy of two-thousand years of textile tradition in the Andean highlands and beyond. A Textile Traveler’s Guide to Peru and Bolivia is an excellent resource for discovering artisans, markets, shops, museums, and festivals. Geared to independent minded travellers, this guide presents refreshing and genuine descriptions for lodgings, restaurants, and transportation that only years of life on the road could inform. Expert advice helps travellers to know what textile treasures they’ll discover at each location, how to distinguish quality textiles, and how to bargain intelligently and ethically. With abundant photographs, this guide celebrates the colour, joy, and energy of folklife in Peru and Bolivia.Trade Review"Showcasing full-color photography on almost every page, this is a descriptive supplementary guide for any textile aficionado visiting Peru or Bolivia. Chapters give advice on safe travel, point the reader toward the best textile markets, and make suggestions for ethical shopping. It's a delight to page through. Highly recommended." -- James Cox, Editor, Midwest Book Review
£19.54
Quickthorn Fletchers Almanac
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated pocket-sized book to take with you on your forays into nature. This will be a limited edition, with the second volume of Fletcher's Almanac coming next year.
£13.60
Reaktion Books The Suit: Form, Function and Style
Book SynopsisFor over 400 years the tailored suit has dominated wardrobes the world over. Its simple forms, inspired by royal, military, religious and professional clothing, have provided a functional and often elegant uniform for modern life. But whether bespoke or tailor-made, on the street or in the office, during times of celebration or of crisis, we typically take the suit for granted, ignoring its complex construction and many symbolic meanings.The Suit unpicks the story of this most familiar garment, from its emergence in western Europe at the end of the seventeenth century to today. Suit-wearing figures such as the Savile Row gentleman and the Wall Street businessman have long embodied ideas of tradition, masculinity, power and respectability, but the suit has also been used to disrupt concepts of gender and conformity. Adopted and subverted by women, artists, musicians and social revolutionaries through the decades - from dandies and Sapeurs to the Zoot Suit and Le Smoking - the suit is also a device for challenging the status quo. For all those interested in the history of menswear, this beautifully illustrated book offers new perspectives on this most mundane, and poetic, product of modern culture.Trade Review'In its long history the suit has been both a symbol of adherence to mainstream authority as well as a weapon of rebellion. In this book Christopher Breward masterfully traces the suit's influence in modern and contemporary cultures with thorough scholarship and vivid writing. The Suit is a magical tour of the corporeal terrain of the garment that continues to intrigue us as it reflects the ever-changing economic and cultural contexts in which it is found. A triumph of scholarship and a joy to read.' -- G. Bruce Boyer, author of True Style: The History and Principles of Classic Menswear, Rebel Style, and Gary Cooper: Enduring Style 'Spirited and well researched, The Suit: Form, Function and Style is a thoroughly informed examination of the ubiquitous garment that is a staple in every man's life. Combining both substance and style, it provides a journey into the evolution of the suit and its cultural influence through the ages. -- Ed Burstell, Managing Director, Liberty. 'Breward climbs into every armhole and measures every inside leg. He stops at nothing to decode the enigmas of men's tailoring.' --Simon Doonan, Creative Ambassador for Barneys New York and author of The Asylum: True Tales of Madness from a Life in Fashion
£21.25
Laurence King Publishing Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion, Second
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£33.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Modest Fashion: Styling Bodies, Mediating Faith
Book SynopsisIncreasing numbers of women are engaging in the development and discussion of modest dressing; a movement matched by a growing media and popular demand for intelligent commentary about the topic. Modest Fashion sets out to meet that need.As a trend, modest dressing is spreading across the world, yet it is rarely viewed as 'fashion'. Studying consumers and producers, retailers and bloggers, Modest Fashion provides an up to the minute account of the art of dressing modestly - and fashionably.Leading scholars in the area, along with journalists, fashion designers, entrepreneurs and bloggers discuss the emergence of a niche market for modest fashion among and between Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith groups as well as secular dressers. Crossing creeds and cultures, analysing commentary alongside commerce, the book probes the personal and the political as well as religious, aesthetic and economic implications of contemporary dress practices and the debates that surround them.Trade Review'This is a wonderful discussion of new configurations of "modest fashions" in the contemporary world, with contributors from academia, business and the media. Focusing on the interrelationships among fashion production and consumption practices of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith groups, this book is a constant delight.' Ozlem Sandykcy, Bilkent UniversityTable of Contents1 Preface – Linda Woodhead 2 Introduction: Mediating Modesty - Reina Lewis Part One – Faith-based fashion and the commercially fluid boundaries of confession 3 Fashion forward and faith-tastic! Online modest fashion and the development of women as religious interpreters and intermediaries - Reina Lewis 4 ‘Discover the beauty of modesty’: Islamic fashion online – Annelies Moors 5 Meeting through modesty: Jewish-Muslim encounters on the internet – Emma Tarlo 6 Hasidic women’s fashion aesthetic and practice: the long and short of tzniuth – Barbara Goldman Carrel Part Two – Modesty without religion? Secularity, shopping and social status through appearance 7 Modest motivations: religious/secular contestation in the fashion field – Jane Cameron 8 The modesty of clothing and immodesty of religion – Daniel Miller 9 ‘Can we discuss this?’ – Elizabeth Wilson Part Three – Manufacturing and Mediating Modesty: the industry and the press 10 Modesty regulators – punishing and rewarding women’s appearances in mainstream media – Liz Hoggard 11 Insider voices, changing practices: press and industry professionals speak Index
£22.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dressed for War: Uniform, Civilian Clothing and Trappings, 1914 to 1918
Book SynopsisMen in khaki and grey squatting in the trenches, women at work, gender bending in goggles and overalls over their trousers, a girl at the Paris theatre in pleated, beaded silk, a bangle on her forearm made from copper fuse wire from the Somme. What people wear matters. Copiously illustrated, this book is the story of what people on both sides wore on the front line and on the home front through the seismic years of World War I. Nina Edwards, reveals fresh aspects of the war through the prism of the smallest details of personal dress, of clothes, hair and accessories, both in uniform and civilian wear. She explores how, during a period of extraordinary upheaval and rapid change, a particular preference for a type of razor blade or perfume, say, or the just-so adjustment to the tilt of a hat, offer insights into the individual experience of men, women and children during the course of World War I.Trade ReviewClothes have a language that illuminates the social and cultural significance of the circumstances in which they are worn. This is particularly true in wartime. Dressed for War is a fascinating and immensely readable account of in what and how both the military and civilians dressed, during the First World War. An apparently trivial subject turns out to have a profundity that adds a rich dimension to our understanding of the Great War in this its centenary year.' Juliet GardinerTable of ContentsIntroduction The Prelude Uniform, Chivalry and Doing One’s Bit Men in Civvies, Women in Uniform Vanity, Luxury and the Fabric of War Attitudes to the Body Variety and Haute Couture Manufacture and the Home Mourning and Wedding 10. O Brave New World Acknowledgments Bibliography Index Websites
£47.50
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global
Book SynopsisDiscover the extraordinary stories of the Jewish people who designed, made and sold fashion in twentieth-century London, revealing their vital role in making it an iconic fashion city. While Jewish people have long been associated with making clothes, the full extent of the contributions they made to London’s growing reputation as a global fashion capital and the democratisation of fashion through the development of ready-to-wear clothes in the twentieth century have been widely forgotten. Spanning all sectors of the fashion industry – from homeworking to haute couture – the book draws stories from generations of Jewish Londoners and is richly illustrated with images from across the city and the Museum of London’s collections. Fashion City takes you on a journey across London, from the busy clothing factories of the East End to the swinging boutiques of Carnaby Street and the manicured squares of Mayfair. Along the way it introduces you to the intriguing stories of the key figures behind London fashion, such as Frederick Starke, a boy from the East End whose ability to tell a creative story changed the way the world saw British ready-to-wear fashion; Otto Lucas, a gay Jewish German hat maker who became the most financially successful milliner in the world; Mr Fish, the rule-defying tailor who dressed Mick Jagger and Muhammed Ali; and Netty Spiegel, who escaped the Nazis on the Kindertransport and became a London wedding dress designer of choice under her ‘Neymar’ label. Bringing together a wealth of new research and presenting a novel perspective of London fashion, this book gives a voice to the city’s overlooked and often forgotten Jewish fashion makers.Trade ReviewDrawing on new research, this makes for a fascinating read. * This England *Table of ContentsForeword by David Sassoon - Prelude: Neymar | Netty Spiegel 1. Introductions - Key Figures: J. H. Fisher | Malka and Juda Fiszer 2. Making Clothes in the East End - Key Figures: Koupy | Charles Kuperstein 3. High-street Chains and the Wholesale Revolution - Key Figures: Otto Lucas Ltd | The Milliner Millionaire 4. Couture and Bespoke Dressmaking - Key Figures: Mr Fish | Michael Fish and Friends 5. Menswear Boutiques and Carnaby Street - Key Figures: Moss Bros | Generations of Moss Index Picture credits
£18.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Luxury Fashion and Culture
Book Synopsis"Luxury Fashion and Culture" focuses on the study of how humans use high quality, highly pleasurable, and frequently rare products, services, and experiences to distinguish to themselves and others who they are as well as whom they are not - both within and across cultures. Luxury fashion enables the individual to transform herself - to play a part in scenes exuding refinement, acceptance, high status, and good taste and risk ridicule by playing the part badly. The chapters provide new theory, recipes of methods, and findings on how culture helps humans manage and respond to luxury fashion enactments. Rather than focusing on traditional cultural transformations, it focuses on personal expressions of self and archetypal role-playing and fulfilment through the power of luxury fashion. This volume: applies the perspectives of Veblen, Goffman, McCracken, Thompson, and Belk to provide a theoretical foundation to explain why and how humans buy and enact luxury fashion products, services, and experiences; includes confirmatory personal introspections of explanations of luxury fashion enactments with self-photographs and self-interpretations of the enactments to explain how individuals enact luxury fashion and respond to alternative fashion-marketing designs; and is unique in conjoining sociology, psychology, marketing, and economics to advance fashion marketing theory and research.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Luxury Fashion Theory, Culture, and Brand Marketing Strategy. Creating and Interpreting Visual Storytelling Art in Extending Thematic Apperception Tests and Jung's Method of Interpreting Dreams. Fashion's Roles in Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Is Blending into Society a Primary Consumer Goal for Dressing Down?. Cinderella Storytelling in 21st Century: Interpreting Popular Culture in the Movies via Visual Narrative Arts. Who Says what-to-wear? Examining Tensions between Conformity and Individuality. Understanding Archetypes of Luxury Brands by Using VNA. Subject Index. Luxury Fashion and Culture. Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research. Advances in culture, tourism and hospitality research. Copyright page.
£98.99
Intellect Books Fashion and Ethics: Critical Studies in Fashion
Book SynopsisFashion and Ethics focuses on issues of power, social positioning and practices among creators, producers, practitioners, wearers and consumers of fashion. With a special emphasis on the moral fabric of clothing, contributors to the book offer a critique of some of the fundamental assumptions of ethical fashion and expose how products are often framed as fair trade in order to relieve consumers' guilt. With essays that problematize issues such as ethical fashion’s self-appointed morality, the first-world notion that the environment should take priority over human development, the conflict between business profit and ethics, the unintended agendas involved in consuming green cosmetics or ethical culinary trends and the discursive strategies of denial of the extreme cruelty in the procurement of animal skin and fur for use in fashion, Fashion and Ethics applies its uncompromising scrutiny to all areas of fashion. Throughout, the volume forces readers to confront the question: Does ethical fashion go deep enough into challenging unethical behaviour or is it just a charade of good intentions? Trade Review'The volume is instrumental in beginning to figure out what it means to cultivate an ethical response writ large when confronted with choices as consumers' -- Insights (Parsons the New School for Design), Amie Zimmer'Ethically conscientious designers and consumers need more journals like Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty, Volume 2, Issue 1–2. (This book is comprised of articles from the journal Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty, Volume 2)' -- Fashion Theory, Anita MarosszèkyTable of ContentsIntroduction Introduction: A critique of the ethical fashion paradigm – EFRAT TSEËLON Articles Fashionable dilemmas – AUSTIN WILLIAMS Comme il faut–where ethics is not just a brand image but a brand essence: Reflections of the CEO – SYBIL GOLDFINER Consumers’ perceptions of ‘green’: Why and how consumers use eco-fashion and green beauty products – MARIE-CÉCILE CERVELLON AND LINDSEY CAREY Ethical fashion and the exploitation of nonhuman – JOHN SORENSON Global ethical culinary fashion and a local dish: Organic hummus in Israel – RAFI GROSGLIK Aesthetic (dis)orders: Styling principles in fashion modelling – PATRÍCIA SOLEY-BELTRAN Fashion World – models and backstages – MIRIAM TAWIL FROM THE NOTICEBOARD Conference Report Endangered Species summit review, London, March 2011 Exhibition Review The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From Sidewalk to Catwalk, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, June 17–October 2, 2011 Book Reviews The Myth of the Ethical Consumer, Timothy M. Devinney, Pat Auger and Giana M. Eckhardt (2010) Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption, Clive Barnett, Paul Cloke, Nick Clarke and Alice Malpass (2011) Shoes: A History from Sandals to Sneakers, Giorgio Riello and Peter McNeil (eds) (2011) Book Reports Honey Money: The Power of Erotic Capital, Catherine Hakim (2011) Israel Fashion Art – 1948–2008, Nurit Bat-Yaar (2010) Fashion, Interior Design and the Contours of Modern Identity, Alla Myzelev and John Potvin (eds) (2010)
£50.36
Intellect Books Havana Street Style
Book SynopsisWhen it comes to fashion, few metropolitan areas are more synonymous with style than New York, London, Paris and Milan. But the couture capitals of tomorrow may be located in less likely locales. Addressing the interplay between the development of fashion centres across the world and their relationship to consumption and street style in both local and global contexts, the books in the Street Style series aim to record emerging fashion capitals and their relationship to the physical landscapes of the street. By examining how particular ecologies of fashion are connected to the formation of gender, class and generational identities, this series establishes a new methodology for recording and understanding identity and its connection to style. Havana Street Style is the first book that explores and reveals the relationship between culture, city and street fashion in Cuba’s capital. Matching visual ethnography with critical analysis, the book documents a unique street style few in the United States have yet experienced.Table of ContentsForeword, Henry Navarro Havana Street Style, Conner Gory The Malecón Centro Habana and Habana Vieja Vedado and La Rampa Playa and Miramar
£24.65
Intellect Books Global Fashion Brands: Style, Luxury and History
Book SynopsisFashion branding is more than just advertising. It helps to encourage the purchase and repurchase of consumer goods from the same company. While historically fashion branding has primarily focused on consumption and purchasing decisions, recent scholarship suggests that branding is a process that needs to be analysed from a style, luxury and historical pop cultural view using critical, ethnographic, individualistic or interpretive methods. In this collection, the contributors explore the meaning behind fashion branding in the context of the contested power relations underpinning the production, marketing and consumption of style and fashion as part of our global culture. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I From the Editors Rebranding American men’s heritage fashions through the use of visual merchandising, symbolic props and masculine iconic memes historically found in popular culture – Kevin Matthews, Joseph H. Hancock, II and Zhaohui Gu Producing and consuming American mythologies: Branding in mass market fashion firms – D. J. Huppatz and Veronica Manlow Co-branding strategies for luxury fashion brands: Missoni for Target – Edwina Luck, Gjoko Muratovski and Lauren Hedley Comme on down and Choos your shoes: A study of consumer responses to the use of guest fashion designers by H&M as a co-branded fashion marketing strategy – Anne Peirson-Smith Part II Brands, Style and Mass Market ModCloth: A case study in co-creative branding strategies – Kendra Lapolla Juicy (contradiction) couture: The Starburst Prom Gown and female teens’ appropriation and emotional branding of a candy label – Tara Chittenden It’s all inside: J.C. Penney and ‘cut ‘n’ paste’ as branding practice – Myles Ethan Lascity Effortless consumption: The ‘Anthropologie’ of a brand-focused online shopping community – Lauren Downing Peters and Anya Kurennaya Visible status: Couture and designer abayas – Christina Lindholm Part III Brands in the Luxury Market Managing an iconic old luxury brand in a new luxury economy: Hermès handbags in the US market – Tasha L. Lewis and Brittany Haas Communicating brand image through fashion designers’ homes, flagship stores and ready-to-wear collections – Osmud Rahman and Lauren Petroff Leveraging designer creativity for impact in luxury brand management: An in-depth case study of designers in the Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy (LVMH) brand portfolio – RayeCarol Cavender and Doris H. Kincade Narratives of Italian craftsmanship and the luxury fashion industry: Representations of Italianicity in discourses of production – Alice Dallabona Part IV Brands in Historical Context Do contemporary luxury brands adhere to historical paradigms of luxury? –Shaun Borstrock The ‘age of enchantment’, the ‘age of anxiety’: Fashion symbols and brand persona – Linda Matheson Louis XIV, ‘Le marketing, c’est moi’ – Ellen Anders
£50.36
Intellect Books Street Fashion Moscow
Book SynopsisFew cities in the world offer the diversity of stunning visuals that can be found on the streets of Moscow, from famous landmarks like Red Square to the Boulevard Ring and Kamergersky Lane and the residential areas beyond the Garden Ring. For this book, former Moscow resident Elena Siemens travelled them all as an urban flâneur, taking photographs of contemporary fashion in action and setting it alongside explorations of modern and historic representations of fashion and beauty as seen in a wide variety of products of Russian culture. Through her photos and analysis, Siemens considers the question of how contemporary Russians understand their post-Soviet identity and express it through the ways they present themselves in public.Table of Contents Foreword Eliot Borenstein Street Fashion Moscow Red Square and Surroundings Gorky Park to the Hermitage Gardens Winter on the Boulevard Ring Beyond the Garden Ring
£59.36
Intellect Books Montréal Chic: A Locational History of Montréal
Book SynopsisMontréal is à la mode. A fashionable city in its own right, it also boasts fashion schools, an industry packed with local designers and manufacturers and a dynamic scene that exhibits local and international collections. With its vibrant cultural life and affordable cost of living, designers and artists flock from all over to be a part of Montréal’s hip fashion community. MontréalChic is the first book to document this scene and how it connects with the city’s design, film, music and cultural history. Scholars Katrina Sark and Sara Danièle Bélanger-Michaud are intimately acquainted with Montréal and use their firsthand knowledge of the city’s fashion to explore urban culture, music, institutions, scenes and subcultures, along the way uncovering many untold stories of Montréal’s fashion scene.Table of ContentsIntroduction Locating Montreal Chic Chapter 1 A Locational History of Fashion in Montréal Chapter 2 Montréal Symbols Chapter 3 Museum Chic Chapter 4 Music Chic Chapter 5 Film Chic Chapter 6 Montréal’s Fashion Economy Chapter 7 Innovation, Design, and Technology
£59.36
Unbound Head Shot: Glamour, grief and getting on with it
Book SynopsisA girl from a Yorkshire mining town is barely thirteen when her father kills himself – her brother finds him dying. At sixteen she’s spotted by a rock star and becomes an international Vogue model. Seven years later her brother kills himself in her New York apartment and her mother dies too. With no family left, her life is now one of extreme choices.Fifty years later, Victoria confronts her past and takes her readers on an unflinching voyage through her experiences as a model and beyond. Speaking frankly about loss, love, friendship and ambition, Head Shot is a book of inspiration and purpose.Packed with astonishing images by the photographers Victoria worked with, and the defiant fashions she wore throughout her career, it also bears witness to a time of unparalleled cultural energy and invention; it’s a story in which bags and shoes can, and do, sit right next to life and death.Trade Review'Explosive' Daily Mail'Eye-opening... bears witness to a time of unparalleled cultural energy and invention' Star
£16.14
Octopus Publishing Group Dress Like a Parisian
Book SynopsisBring a Parisian je ne sais quoi to your style, wherever you live. Dress Like a Parisian is a wise and witty guide to finding your personal style, taking inspiration from how real Parisian women dress. With personal stylist and fashion blogger Aloïs Guinut as your guide, you can explore which colours, shapes and styles work best for you, whatever the occasion. Aloïs reveals Parisian style secrets, rejects restrictive fashion rules and shares her favourite shops and brands, demonstrating how you can use fashion to enhance your personality rather than shaping your personality to fashion. In the words of the patron saint of Parisian women, Yves St. Laurent, 'fashions fade, style is eternal.'This book is illustrated with photography shot on the streets of Paris plus illustrations by acclaimed fashion illustrator, Judith van den Hoek, who has worked with Elle, Hermes, Vogue, Prada and Grazia.
£15.29
Octopus Publishing Group Why French Women Wear Vintage: and other secrets
Book Synopsis"The sustainable fashion revolution has begun, and we must all be part of it." - Aloïs GuinutStylish women everywhere are realizing the environmental damage of fast fashion and looking for new ways to dress that don't involve cramming their wardrobe with clothes that may never get worn. As Paris-based style-coach Aloïs Guinut explores in this invaluable book, French women have a lot to teach us about how to cherish the planet without sacrificing your style:- Know what works for you.- Buy less and buy better.- Mix vintage items with a few wisely chosen modern pieces.- Optimize your closet.- Look after what you have and make it last.- Seek out quality fabrics that don't poison the environment.
£15.29
Octopus Publishing Group Dress Like a Parisian
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£20.15
Ebury Publishing Tattoo Street Style: London, Brighton, Paris,
Book SynopsisCelebrate your uniqueness. Inspiring and captivating, Tattoo Street Style is a tribute to creativity and self-expression, a celebration of body, beauty and style, a manifesto for redefining the rules. Over four hundred original portraits capture extraordinary tattooed people from around the world, in New York, LA, Melbourne, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, London and Brighton. A curated and eclectic snapshot of today’s modern tattoo culture.Features profiles and interviews with some of the world’s most creative and exciting artists and studios. Also includes comprehensive infographic-style directories; perfect if you’re looking for inspiration.
£21.25
Ebury Publishing Plus+
Book SynopsisStyle inspiration for everyone, no matter your size.Be inspired by 100 of the very best plus-size street style images from around the world.Plus-size fashion is daring, experimental and deeply personal. There's no longer any shame in not fitting the traditional ideals of beauty, as proven by Gabi Gregg, Tess Holliday, Beth Ditto and thousands of bloggers and models acround the world.The online plus-size fashion community is loud, international and confident. Millions of #ootd photos are shared everyday, showing off amazing style and beautiful people. Plus+ gathers together the very best, and celebrates all shapes, sizes and aesthetics - a beautiful, sharply designed, glossy collection to inspire everyone, plus-size or otherwise.Trade ReviewFinally, there’s a coffee table book out to celebrate these plus-size fashion gurus and inspire others. * Metro *This is a book that’s body-positive, inclusive and blooming good looking. * Emerald Street *Bethany Rutter’s Plus+ is the fashion bible we all deserve…Body positivity never looked so good. * The Pool *Plus+ has been racking up positive responses for championing plus-size diversity and impeccable style for a wider audience. * Refinery29 *We couldn’t put it down. * Look *
£13.49
Anthem Press Fashion as Cultural Translation: Signs, Images,
Book SynopsisThe book highlights how the signs of fashion showcase stories, hybridations, forms of feeling, from the classics of fashion in cinema, to fashion as cultural tradition in the global world, to digital media. Based on a strong socio-semiotic method (Barthes, The Language of Fashion is the main reference), the book crosses some of the main aspects of the contemporary culture of the clothed body: from time and space, to gender, to fashion as cultural translation, to the narratives included in the media convergence of our age. According to Jurji Lotman, fashion introduces the dynamic principle into seemingly inert spheres of the everyday. Fashion’s unexpected function of overturning received meaning is conveyed through its collocation within the dynamic storehouse of what Lotman calls the “sphere of the unpredictable.” In this horizon, the concept of fashion as a worldly system of sense (Benjamin) generates different “worlds” through its signs. Trade Review’Fashion has always been an indicator of the times in which it was created. In Fashion as a Cultural Translation, Calefato shows us that fashion informs itself from the past and will into the future, often in a non-linear manner. Calefato shows us the complexity of the role that fashion plays in society and the interpretations of clothing based on elements such as time, location, culture, technology, communication and global socioeconomics. Through her research, we see fashion as a “living, breathing” medium that evolves and mutates through time, space and style; exhibiting cultural significance beyond the threads that define it.’ —Todd Lynn, Associate Professor, Department of Fashion, Kingston School of Art, UKFashion as Cultural Translation is certainly an interesting and philosophical work. The original contribution is the way the author includes external to the body influences such as places as well as time and the individual signs and symbols of dress and body modification. —Sarah Marcketti, Director for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Lowa State University, USTable of ContentsIntroduction: Fashion as Cultural Translation in the Hyperconnected World; Supplement to the Introduction: Fashion, the Hyperconnected World and Coronavirus; 1. Time; 2. Spaces; 3. Fashion as Cultural Tradition: Italian Style; 4. Fashion as Cultural Translation; 5. Clothed Bodies; 6. The Body as Text; 7. Humans and Beyond; 8. Fashion and the ‘Second Nature’; 9. Fashion, Communication and Converging Media; 10. Fashion Narratives in Visual Culture; Conclusions: Fashion as an Idea about the Future; References; Index.
£72.00
Oxbow Books Dress and Society: Contributions from Archaeology
Book SynopsisWhile traditional studies of dress and jewellery have tended to focus purely on reconstruction or descriptions of style, chronology and typology, the social context of costume is now a major research area in archaeology. This refocusing is largely a result of the close relationship between dress and three currently popular topics: identity, bodies and material culture. Not only does dress constitute an important means by which people integrate and segregate to form group identities, but interactions between objects and bodies, quintessentially illustrated by dress, can also form the basis of much wider symbolic systems. Consequently, archaeological understandings of clothing shed light on some of the fundamental aspects of society, hence our intentionally unconditional title.Dress and Society illustrates the range of current archaeological approaches to dress using a number of case studies drawn from prehistoric to post-medieval Europe. Individually, each chapter makes a strong contribution in its own field whether through the discussion of new evidence or new approaches to classic material. Presenting the eight papers together creates a strong argument for a theoretically informed and integrated approach to dress as a specific category of archaeological evidence, emphasising that the study of dress not only draws openly on other disciplines, but is also a sub-discipline in its own right. However, rather than delimiting dress to a specialist area of research we seek to promote it as fundamental to any holistic archaeological understanding of past societies.Table of Contents1. Introduction: dress and society Toby F. Martin and Rosie Weetch 2. Combination, composition and context: readdressing British Middle Bronze Age ornament hoards (c.1400-1100 cal. BC) Neil Wilkin 3. Personal objects and personal identity in the Iron Age: the case of the earliest brooches Sophie Adams 4. ‘Doing brooches’: theorising brooches of the Roman Northwest (first to third centuries AD) Tatiana Ivleva 5. The Roman military belt – a status symbol and object of fashion Stefanie Hoss 6. Middle Anglo-Saxon dress accessories in life and death: expressions of a worldview Alexandra Knox 7. ‘Best’ gowns, kerchiefs and pantofles: gifts of apparel in the north east of England in the 16th century Eleanor Standley 8. Redressing the balance: dress accessories of the non-elites in Early Modern England Natasha Awais-Dean 9. Cultural presumptions and curatorial context” reassessing the ‘highland brooch’ of early modern Scotland Stuart Campbell
£36.00
Orion Publishing Co Queens (Drag Queen Playing Cards)
Book SynopsisEnter the world of huge hair, sparkling make-up, glitter galore, fake eyelashes and...the fine art of the tuck and tape, with these drag queen playing cards. Featuring 14 of the most famous, most beautiful and most outrageous queens from across the carnival court of drag, this deck is sure to liven up your next game of canasta.
£10.79
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast
Book SynopsisHave you ever stopped and wondered where your jeans came from? Who made them and where? Ever wondered where they end up after you donate them for recycling? Following a pair of jeans, Clothing Poverty takes the reader on a vivid around-the-world tour to reveal how clothes are manufactured and retailed, bringing to light how fast fashion and recycling are interconnected. Andrew Brooks shows how recycled clothes are traded across continents, uncovers how retailers and international charities are embroiled in commodity chains which perpetuate poverty, and exposes the hidden trade networks which transect the globe. In this new and updated edition, Brooks retraces his steps to look at the fashion industry today, and considers how, if at all, the industry has changed in response to mounting consumer pressure for more ethical clothing. Stitching together rich narratives, from Mozambican markets, Nigerian smugglers and Chinese factories to London’s vintage clothing scene, TOMS shoes and Vivienne Westwood’s ethical fashion lines, Brooks uncovers the many hidden sides of fashion.Trade ReviewAn interesting and important account. * Daily Telegraph *Revealing. * Independent *Brooks packs a great deal of such detail into a fast-paced and readable book. * Morning Star *This engaging and well-written book focuses on some of the least explored outcomes of the fast-fashion system we all live in – that is, what we increasingly and quickly cast off. * Alessandra Mezzadri, SOAS, University of London *Thought-provoking and insightful. A fascinating, must-read text for those interested in the ethics surrounding sustainability in fashion and design. * Alison Gwilt, author of Fashion Design for Living and A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion *By bringing global systems of clothing provision into clearer view, the book offers valuable resources for vigorous debate over what an alternative world might look like. * Gillian Hart, University of California, Berkeley *A lively exploration of the hidden world of fast fashion and second-hand clothing that invites us to think of where our clothes come from. * Karen Tranberg Hansen, Northwestern University *A book that sparks with intelligence, mapping a world that connects inequalities, Vivienne Westwood, post-consumption and second-hand garments. * Kate Fletcher, London College of Fashion *Table of ContentsPreface to the second edition Introduction 1. A biography of jeans 2. Clothes and capital 3. The shadow world of used clothing 4. Cotton is the mother of poverty 5. Made in China and Africa 6. Second-hand Africa 7. Persistent poverty 8. Old clothes and new looks 9. Ethical clothing myths and realities 10. Fast-fashion
£13.29
Headline Publishing Group The Ten: The stories behind the fashion classics
Book SynopsisWhite T-shirt, Miniskirt, Hoodie, Jeans, Ballet flat, Breton top, Biker jacket, Little black dress, Stiletto, Trench. What are you wearing? In all likelihood, your outfit will feature at least one of these 10 items. Familiar, commonplace, ubiquitous – each piece has become an emblem of a certain style, carrying its own connotations and historical significance. They aren't just clothes – our social history is contained within these perfect 10 pieces. They're vessels that hold the history of style, politics and identity: while trends may come and go, these are here to stay.The Ten includes deep dive explorations into each item's history, how it gained its reputation, and what it means today, accompanied by stylish photography and illustrations. Stories of iconic adopters and landmarks in the story of each piece reveal how they have achieved their status as so ubiquitous and yet so extraordinary. From the evolution of the white T-shirt from army staple to symbol of achingly cool simplicity, the hoodie's birth in the monasteries of Rome to its domination of streetwear, and the transition of the stiletto from the feet of fifteenth-century Iranian equestrians to those of New York businesswomen, The Ten puts fashion in context. Showing how certain pieces are just as ubiquitous on the catwalk as on the street, Lauren Cochrane's crucial volume defines the fashion items that make up your wardrobe, and how they got there, providing the perfect excuse – a pedigree, a narrative, a realness – for the reader to wear them time and time again.Trade Review'Amazing. What perfect timing for fashion's new wave' -- Barbara Hulanicki, Founder, BIBA'A deeper-than-deep dive into fashion's enduring classics' -- Navaz Batliwalla, DisneyRollerGirl'Lauren Cochrane's The Ten is the definitive one-stop guide to fashion's most essential and iconic styles, with an unrivalled collection of the fashion industry's authoritative voices – from mainstream icons to underground figures – shedding light on the cultural and personal impact of classics that will never date. The perfect gift and resource for anyone with an interest in style' -- Sara McAlpine, Fashion Features Editor, ELLETable of ContentsWhite T-shirt • Miniskirt • Hoodie • Jeans • Ballet flat • Breton top • Biker jacket • Little black dress • Stiletto • Trench.
£13.49
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd The Duchess of Cambridge: A Decade of Modern
Book SynopsisThrust into the global spotlight on her engagement to Prince William, Kate wore a sapphire blue wrap dress by London-based label Issa that promptly sold out. It was the first step in Kate's evolution to become the modern royal style icon she is today – the Duchess of Cambridge. In the decade since, Kate has become the Duchess of Cambridge, a future Queen and a mother of three. Her outfits range from high street to haute couture, with women worldwide fascinated by her style and eager to copy it. The Duchess has used her clothing to make diplomatic gestures, to send messages of solidarity and to show respect. One day, her wardrobe underscores her status as a senior royal; the next it's all about being just like any 30-something Mum. But thanks to an explosion of 24/7 news coverage and social media, her choices are analysed more closely than those of any royal before. In this book, Bethan Holt marks the tenth anniversary of Kate’s royal life by taking readers on a highly illustrated journey through the Duchess’s style evolution.Trade ReviewWill thrill any royal fans - People.com With meticulous research, The Duchess of Cambridge both documents Kate’s style and unearths the behind-the-scenes stories of how it all came together - vanityfair.comFashion and royal lovers are going to love this book and how they can go back in time to see the Duchess’s fashion from her pre-engagement days to now, where her role as a senior member of the Royal Family has put her at the forefront - Royalcentral.co.uk
£14.44
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd The Queen: 70 years of Majestic Style
Book SynopsisThe past 70 years have seen a 25-year-old Princess transform into a nonagenarian monarch who was respected and loved the world over. A woman whose views were never heard, Queen Elizabeth II deployed fashion as a means to communicate and signal her position to the crowds who gathered to see her in public and the millions who watched her television broadcasts: “I must be seen to be believed,” she said. The Queen’s evolving attitude to dress reflected a visual landscape that started as genteel reportage in black and white and over the years developed into a 24/7 live-streamed news cycle, flashed around the world in seconds and driven by social media. Through it all, Elizabeth II’s style was an extension of all she represented as Queen; it was stoical and cautious yet dazzling and majestic. The Queen: 70 Years of Majestic Style celebrates the fashion evolution of Elizabeth II and takes a look at an unrivalled archive of unique fashion moments that bear testament to the care and consideration the Queen took in looking the part for a role like no other.Trade ReviewThis book’s charm extends well beyond its pictures, though it has an impressive collection of the rarest of shots - The Washington Post A luxe and detailed style tribute to the Queen – Pure Wow/Royally Obsessed podcast A great read; absolutely beautiful - US magazine/Royally US Stunning. . . .a delightful and fascinating read, and well researched – Royal Book Review
£15.00
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd The Queen: 70 Years of Majestic Style
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£22.40
ACC Art Books Skins: Gavin Watson
Book Synopsis"Skins by Gavin Watson has been argued as being 'the single most important record' of 1970s skinhead culture in Britain, who have possibly been one of the most reviled yet misunderstood of the nation's youth subcultures." — Daily Mail "Gavin Watson documented his friends as they came of age at the heart of a misunderstood community." — i-D "Gavin Watson’s cult documentary photo book Skins chronicles the radical and inclusive spirit which originally animated the emerging skinhead culture of 70s Britain." — Dazed Skins by Gavin Watson is arguably the single most important record of '70s skinhead culture in Britain. Rightly celebrated as a true classic of photobook publishing, the book is now reissued in a high-quality new edition under close supervision from the photographer. The scores of black and white shots offer a fascinating glimpse into a skinhead community that was multi-cultural, tightly knit and, above all else, fiercely proud of its look. These are classic photographs of historical value. “What makes Gavin’s photos so special is that when you look at them, there’s clearly trust from the subject towards the photographer, so it feels like you’re in the photo rather than just observing.” - Shane Meadows (Director of award-winning film This Is England). The book, described by The Times as “a modern classic”, forms an important visual record of its time and has attained cult status in the genre, alongside works by other eminent photographers such as Derek Ridgers and Nick Knight. “Arguably one of the best and most important books about youth fashion and culture ever published.” – Vice Magazine Trade Review"Skins by Gavin Watson has been argued as being 'the single most important record' of 1970s skinhead culture in Britain, who have possibly been one of the most reviled yet misunderstood of the nation's youth subcultures." - Daily MailInterview with Gavin Watson: "This book is a remarkable document of a group of kids...working class boys and girls growing up out in the suburbs—with a style, and a music, and a look, and an anger and a joy to call their own—It's called Skins and it's the photography of Gavin Watson" - BBC Robert Elms Radio Show"Gavin Watson documented his friends as they came of age at the heart of a misunderstood community." - i-D"Gavin Watson’s cult documentary photo book Skins chronicles the radical and inclusive spirit which originally animated the emerging skinhead culture of 70s Britain." - Dazed"Watson's work is especially important for a number of reasons: it is, first of all, one look at the scene from inside, and therefore for sure documentary interest; also, looking at his clicks, you can examine the evolution of interests of the crew, from the punk and skinhead era up to the years of raves. " [Google translate from Italian] - Garageland
£25.50
Reaktion Books Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain
Book SynopsisPierrot, Little Bo Peep, cowboy: these characters and many more form part of this colourful story of dressing up, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Fancy dress became a regular part of people’s social lives over this period, and the craze for it spread across Britain and the Empire, reaching every level of society. Spectacular and witty costumes appeared at street carnivals, victory celebrations, fire festivals and extravagant balls. From the Victorian middle classes performing ‘living statues’ to squads of Shetland men donning traditional fancy dress and setting fire to a Viking ship at the annual Up Helly Aa celebration, this lavishly illustrated book provides a unique view into the quirky, wonderful world of fancy dress.
£22.50
Reaktion Books Merchants of Style: Art and Fashion After Warhol
Book SynopsisMerchants of Style explores the accelerating convergence of art and fashion, looking at the interplay of artists and designers - and the role of institutions, both public and commercial - that has brought about this marriage of aesthetic industries. Natasha Degen argues that one figure more than any other anticipated this moment: Andy Warhol. Beginning with an overview of art and fashion's deeply entwined histories before picking up where Warhol left off, Merchants of Style tells the story of art's emboldened forays into commerce and fashion's growing embrace of art. As the two industries draw closer together than ever before, this book addresses urgent questions about what the future holds.Trade Review'Merchants of Style is an astute exploration of the merging of culture and commerce. Natasha Degen brilliantly explains how a new generation of artists and fashion designers have expanded the conceptual parameters of art.' - Jeffrey Deitch, art dealer and curator, director Jeffrey Deitch Gallery; 'Degen's book dives deep into the intertwining of art and fashion; from artist-designed handbags to luxury goods corporations appropriating the symbolic aura of art. A fascinating account of two apparently dissimilar, but in fact highly symbiotic, worlds.' - Georgina Adam, editor-at-large The Art Newspaper and Financial Times contributor, and author of The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum; 'Wonderfully researched, written and documented. Highly recommended for anyone interested in a well-researched history of fashion, art, or both.' - Don Thompson, Nabisco Brands Professor of Marketing, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto and author of The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, and The Curious Economics of Luxury Fashion.
£18.00
