Fashion : philosophy for everyone : thinking with style / edited by Jessica Wolfendal and Jeanette Kennett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolfendale, Jessica, 1973-

Kennett, Jeanette.

Series:

Philosophy for everyone

Philosophy for everyone ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion--Philosophy.

Fashion.

Clothing and dress--Philosophy.

Clothing and dress.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 218 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, [2011]

Summary:

"Most of us realize that fashion is more than just clothes. It's not just about wearing what's in. Fashion influences our judgments of people's taste, politics, sexuality, class, religion, and even their moral character. It can be a medium for technological and social change - changes in fashion may signal economic and political shifts. Yet fashion can also trap us. We can be slaves to fashion if we feel trapped by the roles dictated by the clothes we wear, and we can be slaves to fashion, literally, as in the case of sweatshop workers who make most of the clothes we wear today. This book explores the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers. Topics include: What is fashion? How do we know what is fashionable? Who decides what's cool and what's not? How is it that clothes shape people the way they do? Why does fashion have the power it does? You won't look at your wardrobe in the same light again!"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part Being Fashionable and Being Cool 13

1 What Makes Something Fashionable? / Anya Farennikova Farennikova, Anya, Jesse Prinz Prinz, Jesse 15

2 Fashion, Elusion, and Alienation / Nick Zangwill Zangwill, Nick 31

3 Tryhards, Fashion Victims, and Effortless Cool / Luke Russell Russell, Luke 37

Part 2 Fashion, Style, and Design 51

4 The Aesthetics of Design / Andy Hamilton Hamilton, Andy 53

5 Share the Fantasy: Perfume Advertising, Fashion, and Desire / Cynthia A. Freeland Freeland, Cynthia A. 70

6 Computational Couture: From Cyborgs to Supermodels / Ada Brunstein Brunstein, Ada 88

Part 3 Fashion, Identity, and Freedom 103

7 Wearing Your Values on Your Sleeve / Daniel Yim Yim, Daniel 105

8 Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters / Samantha Brennan Brennan, Samantha 120

9 Slaves to Fashion? / Lauren Ashwell Ashwell, Lauren, Rae Langton Langton, Rae 135

10 Fashion Dolls and Feminism: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Barbie? / Louise Collins Collins, Louise 151

Part 4 Can We Beethical And Fashionable? 167

11 Sweatshops and Cynicism / Matthew F Pierlott Pierlott, Matthew F 169

12 Women Shopping and Women Sweat shopping: Individual Responsibility for Consumerism / Lisa Cassidy Cassidy, Lisa 186

13 A Taste for Fashion / Marguerite La Caze Caze, Marguerite La 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Foreword (Jennifer Baumgardner) Editors' Introduction (Jessica Wolfendale and Jeanette Kennett) Part 1: Being Fashionable and Being Cool What Makes Something Fashionable? (Anya Farennikova and Jesse Prinz) Fashion, Illusion, and Alienation (Nick Zangwill) Tryhards, Fashion Victims, and Effortless Cool (Luke Russell) Part 2: Fashion, Style, and Design The Aesthetics of Design (Andy Hamilton) Share the Fantasy: Perfume Advertising, Fashion, and Desire (Cynthia A. Freeland) Computational Couture: From Cyborgs to Supermodels (Ada Brunstein) Section 3: Fashion, Identity and Freedom Wearing Your Values on Your Sleeve (Daniel Yim) Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters (Samantha Brennan) Slaves to Fashion? (Lauren Ashwell and Rae Langton) Fashion dolls and feminism: How do you solve a problem like Barbie (Louise Collins) Section 4: Can we be Ethical and Fashionable? Sweatshops and Cynicism (Matthew F. Pierlott) Women Shopping and Women Sweatshopping: Individual Responsibility for Consumerism (Lisa Cassidy) A Taste for Fashion (Marguerite La Caze) Notes on Contributors.

ISBN:

9781405199902

1405199903

OCLC:

712125227

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