ISBN:
1847883664
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1847883672
,
1847883680
,
9781847883667
,
9781847883674
,
9781847883681
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (viii, 245 p)
,
ill
Edition:
English ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Uniform Title:
Wann is Mode? 〈engl.〉
Parallel Title:
Print version When clothes become fashion
DDC:
746.9/2
Keywords:
Aesthetics
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Costume Psychological aspects
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Fashion design
;
Clothing trade
;
Fashion
;
Costume Psychological aspects
;
Fashion
;
Fashion design
;
Aesthetics
;
Clothing trade
Abstract:
"When, how and why do clothes become fashion? Fashion is more than mere clothing. It is a moment of invention, a distillation of desire, a reflection of a zeitgeist. It is also economically relevant relying on an intricate network of manufacture, marketing and retail. Fashion is both medium and message but it does not explain itself. It requires language and images for its global mediation. It develops from the prescience of the designer and is dependent on acceptance by observers and wearers alike. When Clothes Become Fashion explores the structures and strategies which underlie fashion innovation, how fashion is perceived and the point at which clothing is accepted or rejected as fashion. The book provides a clear theoretical framework for understanding the system of fashion - its aesthetic premises, plurality of styles, performative impulses, social qualities and economic conditions."--publisher's website
Description / Table of Contents:
Fashion Theory.Does Fashion Need a Theory?Textiles as MaterialClothes as FormFashion as SystemInvention and Innovation.When Is Invention?When Is Creativity?When Is Innovation?When Clothes Become Fashion.When Is Fashion?When Is Fashion Art?When Is Fashion Design?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.2752/9781847883681
