ISBN:
1859736939
,
185973698X
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 235 p)
,
ill
Edition:
lst ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Materializing culture series
Series Statement:
Materializing Culture Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Latex and Lingerie : Shopping for Pleasure at Ann Summers Parties
DDC:
306.7
Keywords:
Ann Summers Limited
;
Home-based businesses Case studies
;
Lingerie industry Case studies
;
Direct selling Case studies
;
Direct selling -- Great Britain -- Case studies
;
Home-based businesses -- Great Britain -- Case studies
;
Lingerie industry -- Great Britain -- Case studies
;
Electronic books
;
Ann Summers Limited
;
Direct selling ; Great Britain ; Case studies
;
Home-based businesses ; Great Britain ; Case studies
;
Lingerie industry ; Great Britain ; Case studies
;
Fallstudiensammlung
Abstract:
Sexy, hedonistic, hilarious - Ann Summers parties are the ultimate girls'' night in. Promising the perfect antidote to the toils of everyday life - sexual pleasure - they are the ''naughty but nice'' version of the classic Tupperware® party. Ann Summers parties are incredibly popular, with around 4000 parties held in Britain every week. The basis is simple: to provide an all-female environment where women can buy sexy lingerie, erotic fashion, sex toys and other sex-related products. In many respects these parties enable women to transgress social taboos in the comfort of their own homes
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1: Introducing Ann Summers; The Ann Summers Party Plan; Ann Summers - a typical party plan?; Researching Ann Summers; Liquorice allsorts; ''The No 1 Fun Company''; Personality, skill and emotional labour; ''Young mums''; Ann Summers as post-feminist fun; Hidden depths; About this book; 2: ''The Ultimate Girls'' Night In''; Conceptualising Homosociality; Male homosociality; Female homosociality; Ann Summers and Female Homosociality; Helping women to serve the interests of men; Being one of the girls; Lesbophobia; Summary and Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
3: Objects of DesireAnn Summers Parties for Men?; She Likes Men; Feeling sexy; Men in uniform - ''hello boys!''; ''All That''s Missing is the Man!''; The penis and the phallus; Pass my penis; Feel it, believe it!; Summary and Conclusion; 4: Feminine Bodies, Feminine Pleasures; The Heterosexual Female Erogenous Body at Ann Summers Parties; Technique and interior zones; Technique and exterior zones; Erogenous functions; The Female Homosocial Body at Ann Summers Parties; The homosocial body''s oral pleasures; The homosocial body''s vocal pleasures; The homosocial body''s tactile pleasures
Description / Table of Contents:
The homosocial body''s visual pleasuresSummary and Conclusion; 5: Classy Lingerie; Peeling the Lemon; Homosocial Underwear; The girls go shopping; Luxury/utility; Sleaze/respectability; Eroticism/domesticity; Summary and Conclusion; 6: Conclusion; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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