Luxury : fashion, lifestyles and excess / Patrizia Calefato ; translated from Italian by Lisa Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calefato, Patrizia.

Standardized Title:

Lusso. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Luxury--Social aspects.

Luxury.

Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.

Consumption (Economics).

Fashion--Social aspects.

Fashion.

Luxuries--Social aspects.

Luxuries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Luxury has been both celebrated and condemned throughout history right up to the present day. This groundbreaking text examines luxury and its relationship with desire, status, consumption and economic value, exploring why luxury remains prominent even in the context of a global recession.Using approaches from cultural studies, semiotic research and aesthetics, Luxury presents a wide range of case studies including urban space and new technologies, travel, interior design, cars, fashion ads and jewellery to explore what luxury represents, and why, in the contemporary world. The book will be essential reading for students and scholars across a range of fashion studies, cultural studies and sociology, and anyone interested in the power and allure of luxury today.

Contents:

Luxury; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgment; Introduction; 1 Uniqueness; 2 Wastefulness; 3 Eternity; 4 Leisure and Travel; 5 Wellness; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857853332

0857853333

9780857853325

0857853325