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Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone

Thinking with Style

Fritz Allhoff editor Jessica Wolfendale editor Jeanette Kennett editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc

Published:12th Aug '11

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If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers.

  • A unique and enlightening insight into the underlying philosophy behind the power of fashion
  • Contributions address issues in fashion from a variety of viewpoints, including aesthetics, the nature of fashion and fashionability, ethics, gender and identity politics, and design
  • Includes a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner, feminist author, activist and cultural critic, editor of Ms magazine (1993-7) and regular contributor to major women's magazines including Glamour and Marie-Claire

“Summing Up: Recommended.  Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; general readers.  (Choice, 1 August 2012)

"All in all, this is a valuable text not just because of the marriage of the academic with the everyday, but because of the diverse issues that it touches on. It's a well-rounded effort and even the most jaded fashion person will find something new between its covers." (The Licentiate, 26 September 2011)

 

ISBN: 9781405199902

Dimensions: 231mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 363g

240 pages