ISBN:
9781474285988
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9780857854957
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 197 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Edition:
Also published in print
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Worth, Rachel Fashion and class
DDC:
391.009410903
Keywords:
Clothing and dress Social aspects
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Fashion Social aspects
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Social classes
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Fashion design & theory
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Kleidung
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Mode
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Soziale Klasse
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Soziale Schichtung
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Soziale Identität
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Geschichte 1500-2000
Abstract:
"In what ways do changing notions of social class correspond with key developments in the history of fashion? Focusing on examples ranging from 18th-century Britain to aspects of the global fashion industry in the early 21st century, Fashion and Class examines the meaning and evolution of the term 'class', from its Marxist origins to modern day interpretations. Did industrialisation, technological change and developments in fashion retailing bring about a degree of 'class levelling' or in fact intensify class antagonism? And to what extent does modern mass consumption and cheap labour revive some of the ethical issues faced in 19th-century British textile factories? Exploring a variety of case studies that examine the changing relationships between fashion and class in different historical contexts, from the French revolutionaries of the 1780-90s through to the changing relationships between couture, designer and high-street fashion in the mid-20th century and onwards, Fashion and Class is essential reading for those wishing to understand the ways in which the fashion system is closely connected with ideas of class."--
Abstract:
3 Fabric of society: technological change and fashion -- 4 From north to south: class identity and dress in the English novel, 1820-60 -- 5 Fashion, class and democratisation -- 6 Retailing revolution: Marks & Spencer and the democratisation of fashion -- 7 Design and class -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
6 Retailing revolution: Marks & Spencer and the democratisation of fashion -- Early development of Marks & Spencer -- Changes in the consumer market: Marks & Spencer's expansion into clothing, 1926-36 -- Technology at Marks & Spencer -- Development of new and easy-care fabrics -- 7 Design and class -- Couture -- Design on the high street -- The cult of youth -- Deconstruction: the challenge of Japan and Belgium -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Introduction -- 1 What's in a name? The language of class in relation to fashion and fabrics -- 2 The politics of fashion.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 What's in a name? The language of class in relation to fashion and fabrics -- Evolution of the term 'class' -- Working-class dress -- Fashion and change -- 2 The politics of fashion -- Sumptuary legislation -- Fashion on the eve of the Revolution -- The impact of the French (sartorial) Revolution -- 3 Fabric of society: technological change and fashion -- The transformation of the cotton industry.
Abstract:
Rank, manners and fashion in the English novel, 1770-1820: Fanny Burney and Jane Austen -- 4 From north to south: class identity and dress in the English novel, 1820-60 -- Elizabeth Gaskell: dress and class conflict -- Charles Kingsley: the rural 'problem' -- George Eliot's 'middle England': the quest for respectability -- Middle-class ascendancy: Anthony Trollope and Wilkie Collins -- 5 Fashion, class and democratisation -- Democratisation and the high street -- The development of the ready-to-wear clothing industry and the wholesale bespoke trade.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
DOI:
10.5040/9781474285988
URL:
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