The fashioned body : fashion, dress, and modern social theory
by
 
Entwistle, Joanne.

Title
The fashioned body : fashion, dress, and modern social theory

Author
Entwistle, Joanne.

ISBN
9780745620060
 
9780745620077

Personal Author
Entwistle, Joanne.

Publication Information
Cambridge : Polity Press ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2000.

Physical Description
258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents
Addressing the body -- Theorizing fashion and dress -- Fashion, dress and social change -- Fashion and identity -- Fashion and gender -- Fashion, adornment and sexuality -- The fashion industry -- Conclusion.

Abstract
The Fashioned Body provides a wide ranging and original overview of fashion and dress from an historical and sociological point of view, with clear summaries of theories surrounding the role and function of fashion in modern society.

Subject Term
Fashion -- Social aspects.
 
Clothing and dress -- Social aspects.
 
Human body -- Social aspects.


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberCopy
VEGA DurbanGeneral Books000013691391 ENT1