Fashion, culture, and identity
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0226138089
Category
Publication Year
1992
Publisher
University of Chicago Press, United States
Pages
226 p.
Subject
Fashion -- Social aspects. Gender identity. Group identity. Clothing and dress -- Social aspects.
Abstract
desire to be "in fashion" universal, or is it unique to Western culture? How do fashions change? These are just a few of the intriguing questions Fred Davis sets out to answer in this provocative look at what we do with our clothes—and what they can do to us.
Much of what we assume to be individual preference, Davis shows, really reflects deeper social and cultural forces. Ours is an ambivalent social world, characterized by tensions over gender roles, social status, and the expression of sexuality. Predicting what people will wear becomes a risky gamble when the link between private self and public persona can be so unstable.
Much of what we assume to be individual preference, Davis shows, really reflects deeper social and cultural forces. Ours is an ambivalent social world, characterized by tensions over gender roles, social status, and the expression of sexuality. Predicting what people will wear becomes a risky gamble when the link between private self and public persona can be so unstable.
Description
xi, 226 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.
Number of Copies
2
