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This exquisitely illustrated volume explores the story behind the brand, from its creation in 1952 to its current leadership and designs. Through a carefully curated collection of finished designs, close-up details and key moments, this book shines a light on the dazzling world of Givenchy.

An exploration of the fashion history of the city that never sleeps, providing an illustrated guide to dressing like a Native New Yorker.

A look at the style evolution of this incredible capital, providing an illustrated guide to dressing like a true Tokyoite.

"As a verb, "fashion" is exceedingly queer. Our queer community learns to fashion identity from and through the clothes we wear, the costumes we choose, the fabrics we desire--and the statements these make. No other community allows clothing to serve as such a primary, dominant marker of subjectivity, both individually and collectively. We don't simply permit fashioning; we rely upon what we put on our bodies to tip off, to signal, and to serve as evidence of who we are. This is much more than a "fashion book." It is a collection of artifacts that testifies to the power of fashion as a verb as it unfolds the complex and lovely strategies governing what we do in the LGBTQ+ community to build authentic selves that are both comfortable and seen."--Back cover.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Sociology - Culture, Technology, Peoples / Nations, grade: 1,3, University of Passau (Professur für Amerikanistik / Cultural and Media Studies), language: English, abstract: This paper is focused on the cultural transfer of contemporary American fitness culture into the Chinese environment. In what respect does the current state of the contemporary Chinese fitness culture reflect this process? Furthermore, cultural implications will be analyzed as well as the question about the shape of the cultural transfer is going to be answered: What part of the transfer is ¿literally¿ adopted from the United States, what parts of the culture are reinterpreted, what is distinctly Chinese?To achieve this rather ambitious goal in this fairly limited scope, it is going to be explored what makes the fitness lifestyle as culture unambiguously American by looking at its historical roots and cultural features, before a snapshot of the adaption on Chinese soil including the determining cultural idiosyncrasies will be analyzed in depth. As the thesis is working with the framework of cultural transfer as well as it is exploring a concept of lifestyle, these two concepts will be initially defined to clarify what is going to be discussed subsequently.

This book examines the ways in which luxury fashion brands use their heritage in their digital storytelling and marketing.

Bringing together scholars of all ages and stages of career from around the world, the handbook showcases the dynamism of religion in global societies. It is an accessible introduction to new ways of approaching the study of religion practically, theoretically and geographically.

Luxury, Fashion and the Early Modern Idea of Credit addresses how social and cultural ideas about credit and trust were affected by the growth and development of the bankruptcy institution. This book is an essential read for scholars in economic history, financial history, social history and European history.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Design (Industrie, Grafik, Mode), Note: 1,3, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Veranstaltung: Materielle Kultur: Textil, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Dress Analyse beschäftigt sich mit dem Dress der ukrainischen Politikerin Julia Timoschenko im September 2014 auf einer Konferenz in Kiew, das auf mehreren Fotos festgehalten wurde. Der erste Teil befasst sich mit den Hintergründen der Fotos, dann folgen der erste Eindruck, die Klassifizierung der Bestandteile des Dresses, die Gestalt des gesamten Dresses und letztlich das Gesamtergebnis der Analyse. Zur tieferen Analyse der Kleidung nutze ich die Bildanalyse nach Rose, das Bewegungsbild, sowie die Quantitätsstufen nach Heimann und das Klassifikationssystem nach Eicher und Roach-Higgins.Das Thema Kleidung ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil des menschlichen Lebens. Sie bietet nicht nur Schutz vor äußeren Einflüssen, sondern hilft uns auch dabei, Informationen zu vermitteln. Diese nonverbale Kommunikation zeigt, wer wir sind oder wer wir sein wollen. ¿Kleidung kommuniziert unser Innerstes, somit hat sie Selbstdarstellungscharakter. Und Selbstdarstellung stellt einen Faktor der nonverbalen Kommunikation dar [¿].¿ (Justo 2015). Kleidung verdeutlicht nicht nur eine spezifische Vereinszugehörigkeit, sie zeigt auch unsere Zugehörigkeit zu einer Ethnizität. Trachten oder andere traditionelle Kleidungstücke ermöglichen es uns, eine eigene kulturelle Identität auszudrücken und sie an andere Menschen zu übermitteln. Kleidung kann in den verschiedensten Formen und Farben auftauchen, die wiederum eine bestimmte Aussage über den Träger nach außen tragen. Neben den konventionellen Kleidungsstücken wie zum Beispiel Pullover, Hosen und Schuhe, können auch andere Veränderungen am Körper hinzugezählt werden. Zu diesem erweiterten Kleidungsbegriff, auch genannt Dress, können Körpermodifikationen an Haut, Haaren, Nägeln, Atem und Weiterem fallen. Die durch die verschiedenen Formen entstehenden Bewegungsbilder und Quantitätsstufen können in Abbildungen festgehalten werden, um sie zu verdeutlichen. Dieser persönliche Dress kann unser Geschlecht bestimmen und Zeichen über unsere Intentionen aussenden.Auch in der Politik wird der Dress oft genutzt, um der Öffentlichkeit eine bestimmte Nachricht zu übermitteln. Besonders Politikerinnen und First Ladies nutzen ihren Dress als Information für andere.

Featuring many exquisite historical photographs, a celebration of the sometimes extravagant, sometimes bizarre pastime: playing dress-up. Pierrot, Little Bo Peep, cowboy: these characters and many more form part of this colorful story of dressing up, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. During this time, fancy dress became a regular part of people's social lives, and the craze for it spread across Britain and the Empire, reaching every level of society. Spectacular and witty costumes appeared at suburban street carnivals, victory celebrations, fire festivals, missionary bazaars, and the extravagant balls of the wealthy. From the Victorian middle classes performing "living statues" to squads of Shetland men donning traditional fancy dress and setting fire to a Viking ship at the annual Up Helly Aa celebration, this lavishly illustrated book provides a unique view into the quirky, wonderful world of fancy dress.

Through ten detailed case studies on groundbreaking brands like Vivienne Westwood, Vera Wang, Levi's®, and The Gap Inc., Fashion Brand Stories shows how fashion retailers and designers use storytelling to establish and maintain relationships with their customers.These entertaining case studies explore the evolution of each brand as a cultural entity with its own carefully crafted personality. Aided by interviews with industry professionals, you'll learn how brands start out, grow and encounter success or failure and how to apply those hard-won lessons to your own thoughts on branding. This beautifully illustrated third edition covers the changing role of social media, celebrity endorsements, quality over quantity, and more ethical sourcing, manufacturing, and consumption.Instructor's resources to accompany this edition are available at bloomsbury.pub/fashion-brand-stories-3e

The fashion media is in the midst of deep social and technological change. Including a broad range of case studies, from fashion plates to fashion films, and from fashion magazines to fashion blogs, this ground-breaking book provides an up-to-date examination of the role and significance of this field.Winner of the PCA/ACA Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection, Fashion Media includes chapters written by international scholars covering topics from historic magazine cultures and contemporary digital innovations to art and film, exploring themes such as gender, ethnicity, design, taste and authorship.Highlighting the complexity of processes that bind design, design, technology, society and identity together, Fashion Media will be of be essential reading for students of fashion studies, cultural studies, visual culture studies, design history, communications and art and design practice and theory.