{"product_id":"wiener-chic-a-locational-history-of-vienna-fashion-9781783201846","title":"Wiener Chic: A Locational History of Vienna","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVienna may not be synonymous with fashion like its metropolitan counterparts Paris and Milan, but it is a fashionable city, one that historically has been structured by changing fashions and fashionable appearances. Like the Litfaßsäule in Orson Welles’s 1949 urban noir masterpiece \u003cem\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/em\u003e, into which Harry Lime escapes in order to avoid capture and which hapless visitors today presume are merely surfaces for advertising, there are many overlooked aspects of Vienna’s distinct style and attitude. By focusing on fashion, \u003cem\u003eWiener Chic \u003c\/em\u003enarrates Vienna’s history through an interpretation of the material dimensions of Viennese cultural life – from architecture to arts festivals to the urban fabric of street chic. The first book that connects Vienna and fashion with urban theory, \u003cem\u003eWiener Chic\u003c\/em\u003e draws on material that is virtually unknown in an English-language context to give readers an insider’s vantage point on an under-appreciated European fashion capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A masterpiece which isn’t afraid to own up to its scholarly rigor. Equally satisfying to the coffee table book skimmer as it will be to the serious student of fashion and history'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e -- Amie Zimmer, Parson’s School of Design magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I really did enjoy this book! It was a truly engaging and well-written look at various aesthetic aspects of Viennese life, and laid a foundation for a very interesting future discussion on fashion and the spaces it inhabits, fills, or is lacking.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Worn Through, Arianna Funk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Vienna’s Culture of Appearance \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Chic Formations: The Cinematically Historical Underpinnings of Vienna’s Urban Imaginary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Baroque Chic: Fashioning Courtly Spaces \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Ringstrasse Chic: Vienna Moderns \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Prolo Chic \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Ausländer Chic \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Staging Fashion in Vienna \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Museum Chic \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Designer Chic \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Vienna Now, Not Never\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042260189527,"sku":"9781783201846","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783201846.jpg?v=1750953668","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wiener-chic-a-locational-history-of-vienna-fashion-9781783201846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}