Pricing Beauty - The Making of a Fashion Model (Paperback)

Sociologist Ashley Mears takes us behind the brightly lit runways and glossy advertisements of the fashion industry in this insider's study of the world of modeling. Mears, who worked as a model in New York and London, draws on observations as well as extensive interviews with male and female models, agents, clients, photographers, stylists, and others, to explore the economics and politics - and the arbitrariness - behind the business of glamour. Exploring a largely hidden arena of cultural production, she shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. She examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. An original contribution to the sociology of work in the new cultural economy, "Pricing Beauty" offers rich, accessible analysis of the invisible ways in which gender, race, and class shape worth in the marketplace.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	ashley Mears
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27076-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Fashion & beauty industries > General
LSN:	0-520-27076-2
Barcode:	9780520270763

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