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In The Fashion Reader, Linda Welters and Abby Lillethun have
selected 76 influential articles to offer insight into the critical
theories and conversations that surround this huge international
industry. Many of the essays are drawn from books, journals,
magazines, and exhibition catalogues, bringing together new and
established concepts to offer a solid grounding in the history,
business and culture of fashion. Fourteen of the chapters were
written expressly for this edition. For added context, each of the
fifteen parts has an introduction from the editors, guiding you
through the interdisciplinary world of fashion studies, and each
part concludes with suggestions for further reading. This third
edition has been substantially revised to highlight issues of
sustainability, identity, the body, as well as global perspectives
from "The Commodification of Ethnicity" to "The Cultural Heritage
of Tattooing."
In The Fashion Reader, Linda Welters and Abby Lillethun have
selected 76 influential articles to offer insight into the critical
theories and conversations that surround this huge international
industry. Many of the essays are drawn from books, journals,
magazines, and exhibition catalogues, bringing together new and
established concepts to offer a solid grounding in the history,
business and culture of fashion. Fourteen of the chapters were
written expressly for this edition. For added context, each of the
fifteen parts has an introduction from the editors, guiding you
through the interdisciplinary world of fashion studies, and each
part concludes with suggestions for further reading. This third
edition has been substantially revised to highlight issues of
sustainability, identity, the body, as well as global perspectives
from "The Commodification of Ethnicity" to "The Cultural Heritage
of Tattooing."
Fashion History: A Global View proposes a new perspective on
fashion history. Arguing that fashion has occurred in cultures
beyond the West throughout history, this groundbreaking book
explores the geographic places and historical spaces that have been
largely neglected by contemporary fashion studies, bringing them
together for the first time. Reversing the dominant narrative that
privileges Western Europe in the history of dress, Welters and
Lillethun adopt a cross-cultural approach to explore a vast array
of cultures around the globe. They explore key issues affecting
fashion systems, ranging from innovation, production and
consumption to identity formation and the effects of colonization.
Case studies include the cross-cultural trade of silk textiles in
Central Asia, the indigenous dress of the Americas and of Hawai'i,
the cosmetics of the Tang Dynasty in China, and stylistic
innovation in sub-Saharan Africa. Examining the new lessons that
can be deciphered from archaeological findings and theoretical
advancements, the book shows that fashion history should be
understood as a global phenomenon, originating well before and
beyond the fourteenth century European court, which is continually,
and erroneously, cited as fashion's birthplace. Providing a fresh
framework for fashion history scholarship, Fashion History: A
Global View will inspire inclusive dress narratives for students
and scholars of fashion, anthropology, and cultural studies.
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