Punk style / Monica Sklar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sklar, Monica, author.

Series:

Subcultural Style

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion.

Punk culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Punk Style examines the dress of this incredibly diverse, long-lasting and hugely influential subculture and its impact on mainstream fashion. Taking a comprehensive approach, the book includes a historical overview, a discussion of motivations behind dress practices, and a review of fashion cycles and merchandising methods. Punk is frequently positioned as a forerunner of trends that later become commonplace, as demonstrated in the proliferation and acceptance of body modification, the repeated use of deconstruction as a design aesthetic, and the recent boom in fashion that reflects DIY sty

Contents:

Punk Style; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Punk Style Past and Present; 3 Punk Style Motivations and Explanations; 4 Punk Style and Society; 5 Summary of Punk Style; Notes; References; Guide to Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-85785-305-8

1-4725-5733-6

OCLC:

1139923918