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The Visible Self - Fashion and Dress Across Cultures (5th edition)
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The Visible Self - Fashion and Dress Across Cultures (5th edition)
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All over the world, people get dressed, mostly for the same
reasons. Why, then, do we look so different from each other? The
answers lie in the constellations of factors that contribute to the
human condition, from climate to conformity, gender expression to
race and ethnicity. Beginning with the body as the organizing
principle around which to study dress, this 50th anniversary
edition of The Visible Self makes sense of humans as biological,
social, and aesthetic creatures based on cross-disciplinary
concepts and examples. It explores the daily act of dress in
cultures around the world, using the word “dress” to describe
the wide variety of behaviors connected to the act of adorning our
bodies—or not—through the use of clothing, modifications,
and/or supplements. Political economies are addressed holistically
to understand the global world through contemporary topics such as
racism and how dress can be used to sustain or rebel against
dominant structures. With current examples and relevant readings in
every chapter, the authors convey how dress can achieve standards
of appearance and social ideals, relate to individuality and
conformity in fashion, and communicate identity and character in
the arts. Exploring the global mash-up of fashion, dress, culture,
production, and sustainability—including life in a post-pandemic
world—The Visible Self offers a powerful understanding of the way
we look and how we look at others. New to this Edition: - Focus on
the body as the organizing principle in the study of dress
including additional insight on fashion and using this concept to
define the target customer - Investigation of current issues such
as race and the post-pandemic world - Updated readings, at the end
of each chapter, with discussion questions that directly connect
chapter concepts to reading content - Activities that apply chapter
concepts to design, product development, merchandising, and
everyday life STUDIO Features Include: - Links to third party video
clips to help visualize how dress is used to identify the self -
Self-assessment quizzes to test yourself on what you have just read
- Flashcards of key terms and concepts covered in the book
Instructor Resources - Instructor’s Guide to help incorporate the
text into your classroom - Test Bank to highly key concepts and
test student comprehension on those concepts - PowerPoint Slides
for every chapter
General
Imprint: |
Fairchild Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Joanne B. Eicher
• Sandra Lee Evenson
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Dimensions: |
280 x 215mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
424 |
Edition: |
5th edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5013-8093-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5013-8093-1 |
Barcode: |
9781501380938 |
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