Fashion Ology

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Berg
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847886071

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Fashion-ology by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

This book provides a concise and much-needed introduction to the sociology of fashion. Most studies of fashion do not make a clear distinction between clothing and fashion. Kawamura argues that clothing is a tangible material product whereas fashion is a symbolic cultural product. She debunks the myth of the genius designer and explains, provocatively, that fashion is not about clothes but is a belief. There is an institutional structure, ignored by many fashion theorists, that has shaped and produced the fashion phenomenon. Kawamura further shows how the structural nature of the fashion system works to legitimize designers creativity and can make them successful. Newer fashion cities, such as Milan and New York, are the product of the fashion system that originated in Paris. Without that systemic structure, fashion culture would not exist. Fashion-ology provides a big picture approach that focuses on the social process behind fashion and its perpetuation.

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1474278515

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Fashion-ology by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

This book provides a concise and much-needed introduction to the sociology of fashion. Most studies of fashion do not make a clear distinction between clothing and fashion. Kawamura argues that clothing is a tangible material product whereas fashion is a symbolic cultural product.

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:875667277

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Fashion-ology by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350331884

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Fashion-ology by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

This new edition of a classic work offers a concise introduction to the sociology of fashion, and demystifies the workings of the fashion system. From the origins of fashion studies and the difference between clothing and fashion, through to an examination of 21st century subcultures, and the impact of the digital age on designers, Fashion-ology explores fashion as a global, institutionalized system. With accessible overviews of key debates, issues and perspectives, Yuniya Kawamura provides a complete exploration of the field. Two two new chapters have been added for this third edition, covering 'The Diversification and Changing Landscapes of Fashion Systems' and 'Ecological and Social Sustainability in Fashion' respectively. There's also more on: - the metaverse as the latest fashion system - the de-Westernization of fashion - postmodern discourse on fashion's relationship to race, gender and class - social media as consumption, production, evaluation, and marketing - fashion weeks, including Modest Fashion Week, Black Fashion Week, the Global Sustainability Fashion Week, and Queer Fashion Week There's also a guide to sociological research in fashion, making this essential reading for anyone studying fashion, sociology, anthropology, or cultural studies.

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781474278492

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Fashion-ology by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

This new edition of a classic work offers a concise introduction to the sociology of fashion, and demystifies the workings of the fashion system. From the origins of fashion studies and the difference between clothing and fashion, through to an examination of 21st century subcultures, and the impact of the digital age on designers, Fashion-ology explores fashion as a global, social construct. With accessible overviews of key debates, issues and perspectives, the book provides a complete exploration of the field, and features a wide range of international case studies which bring the theory to life. Updated with two new chapters on subcultures and the impact of technology, along with guides to further reading and a student guide to sociological research in fashion, this is essential reading for anyone studying fashion, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies.

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Berg
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780857852168

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Fashioning Japanese Subcultures by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

Western fashion has been widely appreciated and consumed in Tokyo for decades, but since the mid-1990s Japanese youth have been playing a crucial role in forming their own unique fashion communities and producing creative styles which have had a major impact on fashion globally. Geographically and stylistically defined, subcultures such as Lolita in Harajuku, Gyaru and Gyaru-o in Shibuya, Age-jo in Shinjuku, and Mori Girl in Kouenji, reflect the affiliation and identities of their members, and have often blurred the boundary between professionals and amateurs for models, photographers, merchandisers and designers. Based on insightful ethnographic fieldwork in Tokyo, Fashioning Japanese Subcultures is the first theoretical and analytical study on Japan's contemporary youth subcultures and their stylistic expressions. It is essential reading for students, scholars and anyone interested in fashion, sociology and subcultures.

Author : Malcolm Barnard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351583657

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Fashion Theory by Malcolm Barnard Pdf

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Fashion Theory: A Reader brings together and presents a wide range of essays on fashion theory that will engage and inform both the general reader and the specialist student of fashion. From apparently simple and accessible theories concerning what fashion is to seemingly more difficult or challenging theories concerning globalisation and new media, this collection contextualises different theoretical approaches to identify, analyse and explain the remarkable diversity, complexity and beauty of what we understand and experience every day as fashion and clothing. This second edition contains entirely new sections on fashion and sustainability, fashion and globalisation, fashion and digital/social media and fashion and the body/prosthesis. It also contains updated and revised sections on fashion, identity and difference, and on fashion and consumption and fashion as communication. More specifically, the section on identity and difference has been updated to include contemporary theoretical debates surrounding Islam and fashion, and LGBT+ communities and fashion and the section on consumption now includes theories of 'prosumption'. Each section has a specialist and dedicated Editor's Introduction which provides essential conceptual background, theoretical contextualisation and critical summaries of the readings in each section. Bringing together the most influential and ground breaking writers on fashion and exposing the ideas and theories behind what they say, this unique collection of extracts and essays brings to light the presuppositions involved in the things we all think and say about fashion. This second edition of Fashion Theory: A Reader is a timeless and invaluable resource for both the general reader and undergraduate students across a range of disciplines including sociology, cultural studies and fashion studies.

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350089792

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Doing Research in Fashion and Dress by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

Whether you're investigating fashion as a material object, an abstract idea, a social phenomenon, or a commercial system, qualitative techniques can further your understanding of almost any research topic. Doing Research in Fashion and Dress begins by guiding you through a brief history of fashion studies, and the debates surrounding it, before introducing key qualitative methodological approaches, including ethnography, semiology, and object-based research. Detailed case studies demonstrate how each methodology is used in practice. These case studies include Japanese subcultures, fashion photography blogs and semiotic studies of fashion magazine shoots and advertisements. This second edition also features a new chapter on internet sources and online ethnography, reflecting the adoption of social media tools not only by industry practitioners but also by academics. By contextualizing history, theory and practice Doing Research in Fashion and Dress offers: -A systematic examination of qualitative research methods in fashion studies in social sciences. -A practical guide for anyone wishing to conduct fashion research in academia or in the business world. -An accessible grounding in contemporary fashion studies literature.

Author : Barbara Vinken
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Design
ISBN : IND:30000096503986

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Fashion Zeitgeist by Barbara Vinken Pdf

Part I, Postfashion -- What fashion strictly divided -- Adorned in Zeitgeist -- High and low: the end of a century of fashion -- Part II, Eight types of fashion -- Lagerfeld for Chanel: the griffe -- Montana, Mugler: myth -- Dolce & Gabbana: deep south -- Comme des garcçons: ex oriente lux -- Yohji Yamamoto: the secret sewn in -- Gaultier: revaluation of all values -- Helmut Lang: fabric, skin and figure -- Martin Margiela: signs of time.

Author : Nancy Duarte
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780596522346

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Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte Pdf

A collection of best practices for creating slide presentations. It changes your approach, process and expectations for developing visual aides. It makes the difference between a good presentation and a great one.

Author : Yuniya Kawamura
Publisher : Berg
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781847885821

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Doing Research in Fashion and Dress by Yuniya Kawamura Pdf

Provides readers with a guided introduction to the key qualitative methodological approaches and shows students how ‘to do' research by combining theoretical and practical perspectives.

Author : Steve Volk
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780062092120

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Fringe-ology by Steve Volk Pdf

“Fringe-Ologybrings a poet’s eye to the frayed edges between the known and unknown, beliefand skepticism. . . . A dive into the paranormal even a hardcore skeptic like myselfcan enjoy.” —Mat Johnson, author of Pym Takea strange and unsettling trip into the heart of the paranormal universe asjournalist Steve Volk tries to answer some of the most fundamental questions atthe heart of human existence. Fringe-ology will appeal to anyone curiousbut cautious about reports of paranormal experiences, psychic phenomena, andother unexplainable events—anyone who has ever wondered about the existence anafterlife, intelligent life on other planets, or the limits of extrasensoryperception. For fans of Fringe, Mythbusters,Medium, Heroes, Nova, and Lost, Volk’sscintillating journey into mystery illuminates the furthest boundaries ofpossibility and wonder.

Author : Sherry A. Ross MD
Publisher : Savio Republic
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781642931815

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She-ology, The She-quel by Sherry A. Ross MD Pdf

With She-ology—Dr. Sherry Ross’s bestselling book about the questions, answers, and misunderstandings that women have about their vaginas—the proverbial floodgates were opened. After hearing from countless women across the country—from all ages and stages of life—Dr. Sherry realized the necessity to address the topics not covered in her first book. With the same compassion, expertise, and humor she used to answer some of the most probing questions about the care and maintenance of the vagina, Dr. Sherry continues her dialogue to further her vagina revolution…a revolution that’s essential for women in embracing their sexuality, identity, and sense of selves.

Author : Cavan Scott,Mark Wright
Publisher : Random House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781448141258

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Doctor Who: Who-ology by Cavan Scott,Mark Wright Pdf

Test your knowledge of the last Time Lord and the worlds he’s visited in Who-ology, an unforgettable journey through over 50 years of Doctor Who. Packed with facts, figures and stories from the show’s galactic run, this unique tour of space and time takes you from Totters Lane to Heaven itself, taking in guides to UNIT call signs, details of the inner workings of sonic screwdrivers, and a reliability chart covering every element of the TARDIS. Now fully updated to cover everything through to the 12th Doctor's final episode, and with tables, charts and illustrations dotted throughout, as well as fascinating lists and exhaustive detail, you won’t believe the wonders that await.

Author : Tim Holtz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 0615545084

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A Compendium of Curiosities by Tim Holtz Pdf

Not your typical how to book, but inspirational papercraft and mixed media projects designed by Tim Holtz.