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Fashion Theory Valerie Steele

Fashion Theory By Valerie Steele

Fashion Theory by Valerie Steele


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Provides a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. This issue provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising.

Fashion Theory Summary

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture: v.12 by Valerie Steele

Special Issue: ExhibitionismFashion Theory takes as its starting point a definition of 'fashion' as the cultural construction of the embodied identity. It provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising. All articles have solid theoretical underpinnings and are based on original research.Indexed by the IBSS (International Bibliography of Social Sciences); the DAAI (Design and Applied Arts Index); ARTbibliographies Modern; Abstracts in Anthropology; the Anthropological Index Online (AIO) of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; Sociological abstracts; ISI Web of Science/Arts & Humanities Citation Index and ISI Current Contents Connect/Arts & Humanities (THOMSON); K.G. Saur Verlag's IBR (International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature and Social Sciences) and K.G. Verlag's IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on Humanities and Social Sciences)

Fashion Theory Reviews

'Fashion Theory is needed to help students and professionals understand that fashion has meaning as well as form.' Vivienne Westwood'For those who dismiss fashion as frivolous, here's proof otherwise.' Harper's Bazaar'A fine addition to academic institutions with cultural studies programs; essential for those with special collections in fashion and 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'Way deeper than your average issue of Vogue. Essential reading for students and fashion historians.' The Guardian'Fascinating to serious fashion and anthropology students.' Time Out'Fashion Theory makes an important and valuable contribution. Berg are to be congratulated on having found a gap in the market that much needed filling ... Handsomely produced on quality paper,

About Valerie Steele

Valerie Steele is Director, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Special Issue: Exhibitionism Edited by Valerie Steele and Alexandra Palmer Contents * Letter from the Editor Valerie Steele and Alexandra Palmer * Museum Quality: The Rise of the Fashion Exhibition Valerie Steele * Untouchable: Creating Desire and Knowledge in Museum Costume and Textile Exhibitions Alexandra Palmer * We're Not in the Fashion Business: Fashion in the Museum and the Academy Peter McNeil * Between the Museum and the Academy: Fashion Research and its Constituencies Christopher Breward * Exhibiting Asia: The Global Impact of Japanese Fashion in Museums and Galleries Patricia Mears * Reviewing Fashion Exhibitions Alexandra Palmer

Additional information

GOR007560001
9781845208370
1845208374
Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture: v.12 by Valerie Steele
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2008-03-01
128
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