Fashion-轻识

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 the multicultural reference points of Indian designer Manish Arora, from the spectacular fashion shows held in nineteenth century department stores to the mix-and-match styles of Japanese youth, the book examines the ways that fashion both reflects and shapes contemporary culture. Using historical and contemporary examples, it gives a clear understanding of how fashion has developed since the renaissance, while raising questions about its status, ethical credibility, and influence on consumers. The book provides insight into the structure of the fashion industry and how fashions are designed, promoted and consumed, in relation to relevant historical, social and cultural contexts. It is structured thematically, to look at the role and development of designers, the growth of shopping and the different businesses involved in making and selling fashionable clothes. Fashion's relationship to the wider culture is also explored, by considering its representation in art and collaborations between designers and artists, the moral controversies surrounding fashion, and attempts to produce ethical clothing, and the effects of globalisation on the fashion trade.

丽贝卡·阿诺德英国考陶尔德艺术学院服装与纺织品史专业讲师，曾是英国皇家艺术学院设计系研究员以及维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆的访问学者。于2006—2007年担任斯德哥尔摩大学时装研究中心客座教授，并在包括纽约时装学院、纽约大学、巴德研究生中心、乔治·华盛顿大学和史密森学会在内的许多学院机构发表过关于时装的国际演讲。著有《时装、欲望和焦虑：20世纪的意象和道德准则》《30秒时尚》《记录时尚：1920—1960年美国的现代性和意象》等著作。