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The timespan covered by The Routledge History of Fashion and Dress
starts in the nineteenth century, with the aftermath of the
consumers’ revolution, and reaches all the way to the present.
The fashion and garment industries have been international from the
beginning and, as such, this volume looks at the history of fashion
and dress through the lenses of both international and global
history. Because fashion is also a multifaceted subject with human
agency at its core, at the confluence of the material (fabrics,
clothing, dyes, tools, and machines) and the immaterial
(savoir-faire, identities, images, and brands), this volume adopts
a transdisciplinary perspective, opening its pages to researchers
from a variety of complementary fields. The chapters in this volume
are organized based on their relationship to five fields of study:
economics and commerce, politics, business, identities, and
historical sources. Paying particular attention to change, the book
goes beyond the great fashion capitals and well-known fashion
centers and points to the broader geographies of fashion.
Particular geographical areas focus on the emergence of new fashion
systems and business models, whether they be in Sweden, Bangladesh,
or Spain, or on the African continent, considered to be the “new
frontier” of the industry. Covering myriad aspects of the subject
this is the perfect companion for all those interested in history
of dress and fashion in the modern world.
The period since 1945 has been a transformative era for the fashion
industry. Over the course of seventy years, the fashion world has
moved from celebrating the craftsmanship of haute couture to
revelling in ever-changing fast-fashion. This volume examines the
transition from the old system to the new in a series of case
studies grouped around three major themes. Part I focuses on Paris
as a creative hub, aiming to understand how the birthplace of haute
couture adapted to late-twentieth-century developments. Part II
considers the retailer's role in shaping taste, responding to
consumer expectations and disseminating fashion merchandise. Part
III looks to alternative visions of the European fashion system
that have appeared in unexpected places. The volume is highly
interdisciplinary, covering design history, cultural anthropology,
ethnography, management studies and the cultural history of
business. -- .
This innovative volume brings together contributions from leading
experts in the study of luxury to present the full range of
perspectives on luxury business, from a variety of social science
approaches. Topics include conceptual foundations and the evolution
of the luxury industry; the production of luxury goods; luxury
branding and marketing; distributing luxury; globalization and
markets; and issues of morality, inequality, and environmental
sustainability. The Oxford Handbook of Luxury Business is a
necessary resource for all students and researchers of the field as
well as for forward-thinking industry professionals.
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