When clothes become fashion : design and innovation systems
Ingrid Loschek ; [translated into English by Lucinda Rennison]
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Oxford : Berg , 2009
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| Omfang | viii, 245 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Tysk originalutg. 2007. - Contents; Introduction; Part I Fashion Theory; 1 Does Fashion need a Theory?; 2 Textiles as Material; 3 Clothes as Form; 4 Fashion as System; Part II Invention and Innovation; 5 When Is Invention?; 6 When Is Creativity?; 7 When Is Innovation?; Part III When Clothes Become Fashion; 8 When Is Fashion?; 9 When Is Fashion Art?; 10 When Is Fashion Design?; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - When, how and why do clothes become fashion? Fashion is more than mere clothing. It is a moment of invention, a distillation of desire, a reflection of a zeitgeist. It is also economically relevant relying on an intricate network of manufacture, marketing and retail. Fashion is both medium and message but it does not explain itself. It requires language and images for its global mediation. It develops from the prescience of the designer and is dependent on acceptance by observers and wearers alike. When Clothes Become Fashion explores the structures and strategies which underlie fashion innova
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| ISBN | 978-1-84788-366-7(h.) : Nkr 289.00. - 978-1-84788-367-4(ib.)
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