Fashion's Double

Fashion's Double
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9781472519283
ISBN-13 : 1472519280
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Book Synopsis Fashion's Double by : Adam Geczy

Download or read book Fashion's Double written by Adam Geczy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mere clothing is transformed into desirable fashion by the way it is represented in imagery. Fashion's Double examines how meanings are projected onto garments through their representation, whether in painting, photography, cinema or online fashion film, conveying identity and status, eliciting fascination and desire. With in-depth case studies including the work of Nick Knight and Helmut Newton, film examples such as The Hunger Games, music video Girl Panic by Duran Duran, and much more, this book analyses the interrelationship between clothing, identity, embodiment, representation and self-representation. Written for students and scholars alike, Fashion's Double will appeal to anyone studying fashion, cultural studies, art theory and history, photography, sociology, and film.


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