Annotation Fashion -- from the $1500 Prada bag to the $30 Kate Spade knock-off sold on the sidewalk -- has been transformed from a commodity reserved for the elite to a powerful presence in mass market culture and economy. As a society, we are obsessed with fashion and style, ra…
Fashion has been transformed from an elite commodity to a powerful presence in mass market culture. We are obsessed with style, scouring magazines for the latest trends and racking up credit card debt to support compulsive shopping. In this book, journalist Lee blows the lid off…
"When, how and why do clothes become fashion? Fashion is more than mere clothing. It is a moment of invention, a distillation of desire, a reflection of a zeitgeist. It is also economically relevant relying on an intricate network of manufacture, marketing and retail. Fashion is…
"When, how and why do clothes become fashion? Fashion is more than mere clothing. It is a moment of invention, a distillation of desire, a reflection of a zeitgeist. It is also economically relevant relying on an intricate network of manufacture, marketing and retail. Fashion is…
In treating memory as a cultural rather than an individual faculty, this book provides an account of how practices of a non-inscribed kind are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Most studies of memory as a cultural faculty focus on inscribed transmissions of memories. Connerton…
In treating memory as a cultural rather than an individual faculty, this book provides an account of how practices of a non-inscribed kind are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Most studies of memory as a cultural faculty focus on inscribed transmissions of memories. Connerton…
