Fashion Theory: Fashioning Models
The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture
Berg Publishers
Published on 1. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-85973-821-4 (ISBN)
Description
Special Issue: Making an Appearance: Fashion, Dress and ConsumptionThis special issue is built around themes arising from the Making an Appearance conference, Brisbane 2003. These themes, from which the essays are drawn, included new technology and fashion, Australian and New Zealand fashion, dress in film and television, masculinity, second hand clothing, wedding dresses, veiling, celebrity dressing, fashion and place, dress and youth, the fashion model, and challenges to traditional industry practice.
Reviews / Votes
'Way deeper than your average issue of Vogue. Essential reading for students and fashion historians.' The Guardian'A fine addition to academic institutions with cultural studies programs; essential for those with special collections in fashionand costume.' Library Journal'Fashion Theory is both chic and serious - yes, and sexy, too. There is much here to interest students of art, history, design, cultural studies, sociology, art history and anthropology.' Times Higher Education Supplement'Fascinating to serious fashion and anthropology students.' Time OutMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
17 black and white
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85973-821-4 (9781859738214)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Margaret Maynard is Associate Professor at the School of English Media Studies and Art History, University of Queensland, Australia. Jennifer Craik is at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Content
Magic Fashion Elizabeth Wilson Dressed in History: Retro-Styles and the Construction of Authenticity in Youthculture Heike Jenss Disorder or Delight? Towards a New Account of the Fashion Model Body Angela Dwyer Celebrity Knitting and the Temporality of Postmodernity Wendy Parkins United Fashions: Making a Muslim Appearance in Finland Ritva Koskennurmi-Sivonen, Jaana Koivula and Seija Maijala Cyborgs, New Technology and the Body: The Changing Nature of Garment Anne Farren and Andrew Hutchison Cutting Edge Nostalgia: New Zealand Fashion Design for the New Millenium Maureen Molloy Book Review Fashion Leslie W. Rabine