| The Aesthetic Economy of Fashion Contributor(s): Entwistle, Joanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845204735 ISBN-13: 9781845204730 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Fashion & Textile Industry |
| Dewey: 381.457 |
| LCCN: 2009020435 |
| Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fashion is bound up with promoting the 'new', concerned with constantly changing aesthetics. The favoured styles or looks of a season arise out of the work of a vast range of different actors who collectively produce, select, distribute and promote the new ideals, before moving on to next season. How, then, are fashionable commodities stabilized long enough for them to be selected, distributed and sold? Since there are few studies that actually examine the work that goes on inside the world of fashion, we know little about these processes. This book addresses this gap in our knowledge by examining how aesthetic products are defined, distributed and valued. It focuses attention on the work of some of the market agents, particularly model agents or 'bookers' and fashion buyers, shaping the aesthetics inside their markets. In analysing their work, Entwistle develops a theoretical framework for understanding the distinctive features of aesthetic marketplaces and the aesthetic calculations within them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Entwistle, Joanne: - Joanne Entwistle is at the University of Essex. Eicher, Joanne B.: - Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota. Joanne is Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Dress and Fashion (Bloomsbury and OUP); Series Editor, Dress, Body Culture (Bloomsbury); Author, Editor, Co-Editor, The Visible Self, (Fairchild); Dress and Gender (Berg); Dress and Ethnicity (Berg); Beads and Beadmakers (Berg); Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride (National Geographic); a wide variety of published articles in professional journals and chapters in books. |