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Zusatztext This wide-ranging volume engages with issues of fashion, broadly conceived, from the historical through the theoretical to politics and business. Informationen zum Autor Linda Welters is Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design at the University of Rhode Island. Former editor-in-chief of Dress , the scholarly journal of the Costume Society of America, she has authored and edited numerous works . Abby Lillethun is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Design at Montclair State University. Vorwort A completely revised and expanded new edition of a bestselling textbook, The Fashion Reader is designed for students, scholars and anyone interested in contemporary fashion. Zusammenfassung This new edition of a bestselling textbook is designed for students, scholars, and anyone interested in contemporary fashion. The book brings together the key writings on the subject, covering the history, culture, and business of fashion. The essays are drawn from a wide range of sources - books, professional and academic journals, magazines, interviews, and exhibition catalogues. Each section is specially introduced and concludes with guides to further reading. The new edition has been entirely revised and expanded: there are new sections on psychology, ethnicity, design and manufacture, marketing and merchandising, and sustainability; several new essays have been specially written for the reader; the range of illustrations has been increased. In its second edition, The Fashion Reader is the ideal introductory text for all students of fashion Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresList of Tables and ChartsAcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsGeneral Introduction - Linda Welters and Abby LillethunPart I: A Brief History of FashionIntroduction - Linda Welters1. From Prehistory through Byzantium - Abby Lillethun2. Europe to 1700 - Linda Welters3. From Baroque Elegance to the French Revolution: 1700-1790 - Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell4. From Neoclassicism to the Industrial Revolution: 1790-1860 - Susan North5. The Victorian and Edwardian Eras: 1860-1910 - Cynthia Cooper6. The Modern Era: 1910-1960 - Tiffany Webber7. The Postmodern Age: 1960-2010 - José Blanco F.Annotated Guide to Further Reading for Part IPart II: Fashion TheoryIntroduction - Abby Lillethun8. Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture - Thorstein Veblen9. The Power of Fashion - Kurt Lang and Gladys Engel Lang10. Written Clothing - Roland Barthes11. The Fashion System - Grant McCracken12. The Dressed Body - Joanne Entwistle13. Re-Orienting Fashion Theory - Sandra Niessen14. Fashion at the Edge - Caroline EvansAnnotated Guide to Further Reading for Part IIPart III: Psychology of FashionIntroduction - Abby Lillethun15. The Fundamental Motives - J. C. Flugel16. To the Fashion Industry as Represented by the British Fashion Council - Janet Treasure et al.17. Hearts and Masks - David Muggleton18. Shopping Addiction: Is Shopping Costing More Than Money? - Marilyn Clark and Kirsten SalernoAnnotated Guide to Further Reading for Part IIIPart IV: Fashion and IdentityIntroduction - Abby Lillethun19. Is it a Girl or a Boy? Gender Identity and Children's Clothing - Colleen R. Callahan and Jo B. Paoletti20. Sentimental Culture and the Problem of Fashion - Karen Halttunen21. Men and Women: Dressing the Part - Jo B. Paoletti and Claudia Brush Kidwell22. The Zoot Suit and Style Warfare - Stuart Cosgrove23. Invisible Men? - Shaun Cole24. Subculture: The Unnatural Break - Dick HebdigeAnnotated Guide to Further Reading for Part IVPart V: Fashion: Space and PlaceIntroduction - Linda Welters25. World Cities of Fashion - David Gilbert26. Popularizing Fashion in Melbourne, Australia - Sally Weller27. Fashion Blogs - Sarah Moore28. Globalization Reconsidered: The Historical Geography of Modern Western Male Attire - Wilbur ZelinskyAnnotate...
