Author: Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963-
Publication year: 2018
Format: Paperback
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781474278478 (pbk.) :
Notes:
Previous edition: Oxford: Berg, 2004.
Yuniya Kawamura provides a concise and much-needed introduction to the sociology of fashion. She argues that clothing is a tangible material product whereas fashion is a symbolic cultural product. She also debunks the myth of 'the genius designer' explaining that fashion is not about clothes but is a belief.
Specialized.
Series title: Dress, body, culture