Philosophical perspectives on fashion / edited by Giovanni Matteucci and Stefano Marino.

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017Description: viii, 199 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781474237468 (pbk.) :
  • 1474237460
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23
Summary: This work places philosophical approaches at the heart of contemporary fashion studies. Considering the mutual relationships between aesthetics, modern society and culture, fashion and the fine arts, and the way these relationships have influenced and shaped our views on identity and taste, this book also explores the various intellectual and cultural movements that inform how people dress.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode
2 week loan Hockney Library Main Floor 391.001/PHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 7412250171
2 week loan Hockney Library Main Floor 391.001/PHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 741225018X

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work places philosophical approaches at the heart of contemporary fashion studies. Considering the mutual relationships between aesthetics, modern society and culture, fashion and the fine arts, and the way these relationships have influenced and shaped our views on identity and taste, this book also explores the various intellectual and cultural movements that inform how people dress.

Specialized.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.