Fashion talks
Subtitle: undressing the power of style
By: edited by Shira Tarrant and Marjorie Jolles
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781438443201; 9781438443195
Subjects: Social aspects; Women's clothing; Fashion; Clothing and dress; Feminism
Description: "Fashion Talks is a vibrant look at the politics of everyday style. Shira Tarrant and Marjorie Jolles bring together essays that cover topics such as lifestyle Lolitas, Hollywood baby bumps, haute couture hijab, gender fluidity, steampunk, and stripper shoes, and engage readers with accessible and thoughtful analyses of real-world issues. This collection explores whether style can shift the limiting boundaries of race, class, gender, and sexuality, while avoiding the traps with which it attempts to rein us in. Fashion Talks will appeal to cultural critics, industry insiders, mainstream readers, and academic experts who are curious about the role fashion plays in the struggles over identity, power, and the status quo"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.