Fashion : a very short introduction /

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Author / Creator:Arnold, Rebecca.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 146 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Very short introductions
Very short introductions.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11282961
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ISBN:9780191571725
0191571725
9780191579110
0191579114
9780199547906
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9780191777318
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-137) and index.
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Summary:Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture. This book introduces fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is explored as a creative force, a business, and a means of communication. From Karl Lagerfeld's creative reinventions of Chanel's iconic style to themulticultural reference points of Indian designer Manish Arora, from the spectacular fashion shows held in nineteenth cent.
Other form:Print version: Arnold, Rebecca. Fashion. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199547906
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