How does a style become a fashion? Why do trends spread and decline? Introducing Fashion Theory explores these questions and more to help you quickly get up-to-speed with fashion theories, from scarcity to conformity, through clear practical examples and fascinating case studies. This second edition, re-titled from Key Concepts for the Fashion Industry, includes expanded coverage on cultural appropriation, corporate greenwashing, and the criminal world of counterfeit goods. - Illustrated examples, from Apple’s post-postmodernist iWatch to Savage X Fenty’s body image message on diversity - Covers core fashion theories, from trickle-down to trickle-up, to political dress and conspicuous consumption - Filled with learning activities, key terms, chapter summaries, and discussion questions to inspire and inform
| ISBN: | 9781350091900 |
| Publication date: | 10th December 2020 |
| Author: | Andrew (University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA) Reilly |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Visual Arts an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Fashion and textile design Cultural studies: fashion and society History of art |