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Providing insight into a broad and expanding range of topics, The Meanings of Dress, Fifth Edition examines social, behavioral, and cultural aspects in fashion and dress based on current research and practices. This revised edition responds fully to the current social and fashion trends by including theoretical perspectives of intersectional identities in global landscapes, transnational fashion and dress, and efforts to decentralize and decolonize the normative Eurocentric approach to fashion and dress studies. This edition includes two brand new chapters: "Decentralizing and Decolonizing Fashion and Dress" and "Social Justice and Human Rights." New emphasis has been placed on "Fashion, Dress and Communication," allowing for a conversation on how both dress and fashion work as communication, not just "non-verbal" but also explicitly in social media and by influencers. Issues on ethics in fashion are incorporated now throughout the book as well. New to this Edition: Theoretical perspectives of intersectional identities in global landscapes, transnational fashion and dress, and efforts to decentralize and decolonize the normative Eurocentric approach to fashion and dress studies. New Chapters: "Decentralizing and Decolonizing Fashion and Dress" and "Social Justice and Human Rights." New material and perspectives on chapters about "Fashion, Dress and Communication" and "Agency and Appearance Management" Issues on ethics in fashion are incorporated and central to the text.STUDIO Features Include Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions Instructor Resources Instructor''s Guide to help integrate the text into your classroom PowerPoint Slides for every chapter>
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Fashion and Dress Theory
Chapter 2: Fashion as a Dynamic Process
Chapter 3: Decentering and Decolonizing Fashion and Dress
Chapter 4: Fashion, Dress and Communication
Chapter 5: The Body
Chapter 6: Agency and Appearance Management
Chapter 7: Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 8: Appearance for Gender
Chapter 9: Appearance for Sexuality and Sexual Identity
Chapter 10: Dress and Religion
Chapter 11: Fashion and Fantasy
Chapter 12: Social Justice and Human Rights
Glossary
Credits
Index
About the author
Kimberly Miller-Spillman is an associate professor in Retailing and Tourism Management at the University of Kentucky, USA.Andrew Reilly, PhD, is a Professor of Fashion Design and Merchandising at University of Hawai`i, Manoa, USA.José Blanco F. is Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA. He is editor of The Meanings of Dress, 5th edition, and has contributed chapters in edited volumes including The Fashion Reader, The Handbook of Masculinity Studies, The Fashion Business Reader, and Transglobal Fashion Narratives. He has published essays in journals including Fashion Theory, Fashion, Style and Popular Culture, Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion, Dress, and The Journal of Popular Culture.
