A Cultural History of Western Fashion - From Haute Couture to Virtual Couture (Paperback, 3rd edition)

Just as the clothes we wear can communicate our personality and how we want to be perceived, so fashion can reflect the politics and preoccupations of the society that produced it. A Cultural History of Western Fashion guides you through the relationships between haute couture and ready-to-wear designer fashions, popular culture, big business, high-tech production, as well as traditional and social media. Exploring fashion's interdisciplinary nature, English and Munroe also highlight the parallel evolution of clothing design and the other visual arts over the last 150 years. This new edition includes expanded coverage of the build up to the First World War and brings this classic text up to date. There is also a new chapter on smart textiles and technology, exploring the work of Hussein Chalayan and Iris Van Herpen among others, and expanded coverage of the role of sustainability in the contemporary fashion industry, including biosynthetic textile production and Stella McCartney's use of vegan leather.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2022
Authors:	Bonnie English • Nazanin Hedayat Munroe
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
Edition:	3rd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-15089-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Costume, clothes & fashion
LSN:	1-350-15089-4
Barcode:	9781350150898

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