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The Social Life of Kimono

Japanese Fashion Past and Present

by Sheila Cliffe ...

Series series Dress, Body, Culture
The kimono is an iconic garment with a history as rich and colourful as the textiles from which it is crafted. Deeply associated with Japanese culture both past and present, it has often been thought of as a highly gendered, rigidly traditional and unchanging national costume. This book challenges that perception, revealing the nuanced meanings and messages behind the kimono from the point of view ... Read more

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The kimono is an iconic garment with a history as rich and colourful as the textiles from which it is crafted. Deeply associated with Japanese culture both past and present, it has often been thought of as a highly gendered, rigidly traditional and unchanging national costume. This book challenges that perception, revealing the nuanced meanings and messages behind the kimono from the point of view
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Yumi Katsura: Behind the Scenes

by Yumi Katsura, Sheila Cliffe, Misao Itoh, Sarah Oba, Melanie Uematsu, Kristin Newton, Mary Fidler ...

“In Yumi’s world, what seems out of reach becomes reality.”(from: Dress Talk by Sarah Oba)“Yumi Katsura: Behind the Scenes” tells the story of Japan’s number one bridal designer who managed to revolutionize the Japanese perception of weddings.Seven women with various backgrounds came together and met Yumi at her iconic Bridal House café to talk about her beginnings, her success story and the ... Read more

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“In Yumi’s world, what seems out of reach becomes reality.”(from: Dress Talk by Sarah Oba)“Yumi Katsura: Behind the Scenes” tells the story of Japan’s number one bridal designer who managed to revolutionize the Japanese perception of weddings.Seven women with various backgrounds came together and met Yumi at her iconic Bridal House café to talk about her beginnings, her success story and the
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It

by Alexa Chung ...

Now available in paperback: musings, inspirations, and styling tips from the darling of the fashion worldWith influences that range from the sultry beauty of Jane Birkin to the rocker chic of Mick Jagger, it’s no wonder that everything worn by Alexa Chung instantly becomes the latest trend. Already a hugely popular television personality and a muse for Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld, Chung was ... Read more

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Now available in paperback: musings, inspirations, and styling tips from the darling of the fashion worldWith influences that range from the sultry beauty of Jane Birkin to the rocker chic of Mick Jagger, it’s no wonder that everything worn by Alexa Chung instantly becomes the latest trend. Already a hugely popular television personality and a muse for Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld, Chung was
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The Dictionary of Fashion History

by C. W. Cunnington, P. E. Cunnington, Ms Valerie Cumming ...

- What is an earthquake gown?- Who wore eelskin masher trousers?- What did the word "dudes" mean in the 16th century?A Dictionary of English Costume by C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington and Charles Beard was originally published in 1960. A monumental achievement and encyclopaedic in scope, it was a comprehensive catalogue of fashion terms from the mid-medieval period up to 1900. It was ... Read more

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- What is an earthquake gown?- Who wore eelskin masher trousers?- What did the word "dudes" mean in the 16th century?A Dictionary of English Costume by C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington and Charles Beard was originally published in 1960. A monumental achievement and encyclopaedic in scope, it was a comprehensive catalogue of fashion terms from the mid-medieval period up to 1900. It was
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Fashion

A Very Short Introduction

by Rebecca Arnold ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture. This book introduces fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is explored as a creative force, a business, and a means of ... Read more

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Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture. This book introduces fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is explored as a creative force, a business, and a means of
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When Clothes Become Fashion

Design and Innovation Systems

by Ingrid Loschek ...

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 a business 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 ... Read more

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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 a business 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
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Sneakers

Fashion, Gender, and Subculture

by Yuniya Kawamura ...

Series series Dress, Body, Culture
This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. Since the 1980s, American sneaker enthusiasts, popularly known as “sneakerheads” or “sneakerholics”, have created a distinctive identity for themselves, while sneaker manufacturers such as Reebok, Puma and Nike have become global fashion brands.How have sneakers come to gain this status and what makes them ... Read more

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This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. Since the 1980s, American sneaker enthusiasts, popularly known as “sneakerheads” or “sneakerholics”, have created a distinctive identity for themselves, while sneaker manufacturers such as Reebok, Puma and Nike have become global fashion brands.How have sneakers come to gain this status and what makes them
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Sustainable Fashion

Past, Present and Future

by Jennifer Farley Gordon, Colleen Hill ...

Sustainable Fashion provides a unique and accessible overview of fashion ethics and sustainability issues of the past, present and future. This book is the first to situate today's eco-fashion movement in its multifaceted historical context, investigating the relationship between fashion and the environment as far back as the early nineteenth century.Employing an expanded definition of ... Read more

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Sustainable Fashion provides a unique and accessible overview of fashion ethics and sustainability issues of the past, present and future. This book is the first to situate today's eco-fashion movement in its multifaceted historical context, investigating the relationship between fashion and the environment as far back as the early nineteenth century.Employing an expanded definition of
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Green is the New Black

How to Save the World in Style

by Tamsin Blanchard ...

For girls who care about global warming, and next season's hot looks, Green is the New Black is a must-have accessory.Does our shopping addiction contribute to climate change? What's so special about organic cotton? Who are the real fashion victims behind the £3 jeans?From the truth about fast fashion to the best biodegradable shoes, from guilt-free spending sprees to the joys of swishing parties, ... Read more

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For girls who care about global warming, and next season's hot looks, Green is the New Black is a must-have accessory.Does our shopping addiction contribute to climate change? What's so special about organic cotton? Who are the real fashion victims behind the £3 jeans?From the truth about fast fashion to the best biodegradable shoes, from guilt-free spending sprees to the joys of swishing parties,
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Fashion on Television

Identity and Celebrity Culture

by Helen Warner ...

Fashion on Television provides a comprehensive critical examination of the intersection between fashion, television and celebrity culture. The book brings together theoretical approaches to the symbolic force of television and fashion-forward programming on a global scale.Examining case studies such as Sex and the City, Gossip Girl, Ugly Betty and Mad Men, the book examines how TV has made style ... Read more

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Fashion on Television provides a comprehensive critical examination of the intersection between fashion, television and celebrity culture. The book brings together theoretical approaches to the symbolic force of television and fashion-forward programming on a global scale.Examining case studies such as Sex and the City, Gossip Girl, Ugly Betty and Mad Men, the book examines how TV has made style
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Japanese Fashion Cultures

Dress and Gender in Contemporary Japan

by Masafumi Monden ...

Series series Dress, Body, Culture
From Rococo to Edwardian fashions, Japanese street style has reinvented many western dress styles, reinterpreting and altering their meanings and messages in a different cultural and historical context. This wide ranging and original study reveals the complex exchange of styles and what they represent in Japan and beyond, contesting common perceptions of gender in Japanese dress and the notion ... Read more

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From Rococo to Edwardian fashions, Japanese street style has reinvented many western dress styles, reinterpreting and altering their meanings and messages in a different cultural and historical context. This wide ranging and original study reveals the complex exchange of styles and what they represent in Japan and beyond, contesting common perceptions of gender in Japanese dress and the notion
... Read more
The Religious Philosophy of Simone Weil

An Introduction

by Lissa McCullough ...

The French philosopher Simone Weil (1909-1943), a contemporary of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, remains in every way a thinker for our times. She was an outsider, in multiple senses, defying the usual religious categories: at once atheistic and religious; mystic and realist; sceptic and believer. She speaks therefore to the complex sensibilities of a rationalist age. Yet despite her ... Read more

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The French philosopher Simone Weil (1909-1943), a contemporary of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, remains in every way a thinker for our times. She was an outsider, in multiple senses, defying the usual religious categories: at once atheistic and religious; mystic and realist; sceptic and believer. She speaks therefore to the complex sensibilities of a rationalist age. Yet despite her
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