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The language of fashion / Roland Barthes.
Main entry:

Barthes, Roland, author.

Title & Author:

The language of fashion / Roland Barthes.

Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Description:

xv, 173 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series:

Bloomsbury revelations

Notes:
Translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: Clothing and history -- History and sociology of clothing: some methodological observations -- Language and clothing -- Towards a sociology of dress.
Part 2: Systems and structures -- 'Blue is in fashion this year': a note on research into signifying units in fashion clothing -- From gemstones to jewellery -- Dandyism and fashion -- [An early preface to] the fashion system -- Fashion, a strategy of desire: round-table discussion with Roland Barthes, Jean Duvignaud and Henri Lefebvre -- Fashion and the social sciences -- On the fashion system.
Part 3: Fashion debates and interpretations -- The contest between Chanel and Courrèges, refereed by a philosopher -- A case of cultural criticism -- Showing how rhetoric works -- Afterword: Clothes, fashion and system in the writings of Roland Barthes: 'Something out of nothing' by Andy Stafford.
Summary:

"Roland Barthes was one of the most widely influential thinkers of the 20th Century and his immensely popular and readable writings have covered topics ranging from wrestling to photography. The semiotic power of fashion and clothing were of perennial interest to Barthes and The Language of Fashion - now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series - collects some of his most important writings on these topics. Barthes' essays here range from the history of clothing to the cultural importance of Coco Chanel, from Hippy style in Morocco to the figure of the dandy, from colour in fashion to the power of jewellery. Barthes' acute analysis and constant questioning make this book an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the cultural power of fashion."

Resources:
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ISBN:

9781472505422 (paperback)
1472505425 (paperback)

Subject:

Fashion Philosophy.
Clothing and dress Philosophy.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Structuralism.
Beauty and Fashion.
Clothing and dress Social aspects.
Clothing and dress History.
Fashion Social aspects.
Fashion History.

Added entries:

Stafford, Andy editor, translator.
Carter, Michael editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 284684
Call No.: BIB 223786
Status: Available

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