Overview
"Special IssueAfrican Fashion/African StyleWhile African dress has been the topic of much research and popular fascination as an element of ""traditional"" African cultures, the work of professional African fashion designers in contemporary Africa has received very little attention. These four articles, accompanied by an introduction by the editor, address diverse aspects of both the creativity of changing dress styles in Africa today and, in one article, African influence on Western fashion design.Fashion Theory is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: Abstracts in Anthropology; AOI Anthropological Index Online; ARTbibliographies Modern; British Humanities Index; DAAI Design and Applied Arts Index; IBR International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences; IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences; ISI Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Scopus; Sociological Abstracts"
Full Product Details
Author: Victoria Rovine
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Berg Publishers
Volume: v.13
Dimensions:
Width: 17.20cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.298kg
ISBN: 9781847884268
ISBN 10: 1847884261
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 June 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
'Fashion Theory is needed to help students and professionals understand that fashion has meaning as well as form.' Vivienne Westwood 'For those who dismiss fashion as frivolous, here's proof otherwise.' Harper's Bazaar 'A fine addition to academic institutions with cultural studies programs; essential for those with special collections in fashion and costume.' Library Journal 'Fashion Theory is both chic and serious - yes, and sexy, too. There is much here to interest students of art, history, design, cultural studies, sociology, art history and anthropology.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'Way deeper than your average issue of Vogue. Essential reading for students and fashion historians.' The Guardian 'Fascinating to serious fashion and anthropology students.' Time Out 'Fashion Theory makes an important and valuable contribution. Berg are to be congratulated on having found a gap in the market that much needed filling ... Handsomely produced on quality paper,
Author Information
Victoria Rovine is Assistant Professor, School of Art and Art History, Center for African Studies, University of Florida
