Punk Style
1st Edition
Published on 21. November 2013
192 pages
978-1-4725-5733-9 (ISBN)
Description
Punk Style examines the dress of this incredibly diverse, long-lasting and hugely influential subculture and its impact on mainstream fashion. Taking a comprehensive approach, the book includes a historical overview, a discussion of motivations behind dress practices, and a review of fashion cycles and merchandising methods.
Punk is frequently positioned as a forerunner of trends that later become commonplace, as demonstrated in the proliferation and acceptance of body modification, the repeated use of deconstruction as a design aesthetic, and the recent boom in fashion that reflects DIY style through handmade crafts. The book explores how this dominant subcultural style continues to expand via the internet, youth buying-power, and the constant re-appropriation of its distinctive styles.
This accessible text brings the discussion of punk fashion up-to-date and provides a concise overview for students and scholars and general readers interested in the punk subculture.
Punk is frequently positioned as a forerunner of trends that later become commonplace, as demonstrated in the proliferation and acceptance of body modification, the repeated use of deconstruction as a design aesthetic, and the recent boom in fashion that reflects DIY style through handmade crafts. The book explores how this dominant subcultural style continues to expand via the internet, youth buying-power, and the constant re-appropriation of its distinctive styles.
This accessible text brings the discussion of punk fashion up-to-date and provides a concise overview for students and scholars and general readers interested in the punk subculture.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
35 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-5733-9 (9781472557339)
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Person
Monica Sklar obtained her PhD in Design-Apparel Studies from the University of Minnesota, USA. She has taught several college-level courses in dress and retailing, and has published widely on the subject of subcultural style.
Content
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Punk Style Past and Present
Chapter 3: Punk Style Motivations and Explanations
Chapter 4: Punk Style Fashion and Society
Chapter 5: Conclusions
Reference List
Further Reading
Index
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Punk Style Past and Present
Chapter 3: Punk Style Motivations and Explanations
Chapter 4: Punk Style Fashion and Society
Chapter 5: Conclusions
Reference List
Further Reading
Index
