Fashion & society books

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For centuries, the fashion industry has struggled to reconcile style with sustainability. In Historical Perspectives...  Read More >>

A comprehensive, chronological history surveying over ninety years of fashion on the Oscars red carpet.  Read More >>

First published in 1966, View of Fashion is a collection of articles on fashions shows, parties and people in London,...  Read More >>

"""Picturing the Woman-Child examines the representation of women as childlike in western fashion media, and asks...  Read More >>

An evocative exploration of the origins and impact of one of our most intimate and essential possessions Linen,...  Read More >>

An enlightening memoir of living between worlds and learning how to find one's own - from the artist and fashion...  Read More >>

A riveting, inspiring memoir of one woman's escape from an extreme religious sect and her extraordinary rise from...  Read More >>

The Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons is undoubtedly one of the world’s major fashion...  Read More >>

Instruments of Embodiment draws on fashion theory and the philosophy of embodiment to investigate costuming in contemporary...  Read More >>

Prolific, award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry Hiroaki Sato recorded his thoughts on...  Read More >>

Retail Buying, Seventh Edition teaches students the skills needed to become a successful buyer in any area of retail....  Read More >>

Through object-based case studies of garments from the ancient past through to the 21st century, Margaret Maynard...  Read More >>

The first photo book by the German photographer Stephie Braun (*1995) is titled OPAQUE and brings together works...  Read More >>

From Margaret of Anjou to Katherine Parr, All the Queen’s Jewels examines the jewellery collections of the ten queen...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on contemporary fashion ephemera like catalogs, invitations, and press releases, to explore an...  Read More >>

"""This book is the first of its kind to study the impact that the Great War had on fashion, the fashion industry...  Read More >>

""With 20% new content, and a new 24-page closing chapter, this beautifully illustrated revision maintains and consolidates...  Read More >>

This book focuses on what you, the reader, can do now to help the fashion industry become more sustainable while...  Read More >>

In the last half of the 19th century, the women of America were beginning to develop their own sense of style. Although...  Read More >>

Offers a comparative study of the three ‘great’ American wars of the twentieth century: World War I, World War II...  Read More >>