Philosophical Perspectives on Fashion
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Philosophical Perspectives on Fashion

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Philosophical Perspectives on Fashion

About this book

Philosophical Perspectives on Fashion places philosophical approaches at the heart of contemporary fashion studies. Considering the mutual relationships between aesthetics, modern society and culture, fashion and the fine arts, and the way these relationships have influenced and shaped our views on identity and taste, this ground-breaking book also explores the various intellectual and cultural movements that inform how people dress. In the context of the most recent debates, the leading fashion and philosophy scholars contributing to this volume refer to and apply theories posed by key thinkers of the modern and contemporary age, from Darwin and Wittgenstein to Husserl and Goodman, in order to answer questions such as: What is the essence of fashion and the reasons behind its fascination? What is 'anti-fashion'? What or who do we imitate when we 'follow' fashion? What is fashion criticism and what should it be? Anyone studying or interested in fashion, philosophy or art will find this book a rich source of ideas, insight and information. Philosophical Perspectives on Fashion is a valuable contribution to contemporary fashion theory and aesthetics, one that revitalizes the way we look at the form, purpose and meaning of fashion and aesthetic experience.

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Yes, you can access Philosophical Perspectives on Fashion by Giovanni Matteucci, Stefano Marino, Giovanni Matteucci,Stefano Marino in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Art & Fashion Design. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781350185647
eBook ISBN
9781474237499
Edition
1
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Fashion Design
1 
PHILOSOPHICAL 
ACCOUNTS 
OF 
FASHION 
IN 
THE 
NINETEENTH 
AND 
TWENTIETH 
CENTURY: 
A 
HISTORICAL 
RECONSTRUCTION 
*
Stefano 
Marino 
I 
am 
ahead, 
I 
am 
advanced 
I 
am 
the 
rst 
mammal 
to 
wear 
pants. 
PEARL 
JAM
. 
Do 
the 
Evolution
I 
wore 
the 
clothes 
you 
wanted 
I 
took 
your 
name 
If 
there 
is 
some 
confusion 
Who’s 
to 
blame? 
R.E.M.
I 
Took 
Your 
Name 
1. 
Preliminary 
remarks: 
On 
imitation 
In 
this 
chapter 
I 
will 
provide 
an 
overview, 
a 
reconstruction 
of 
a 
certain 
number 
of 
various 
articulations 
of 
philosophical 
thought 
about 
fashion 
by 
means 
of 
single, 
specic 
examples. 
From 
this 
point 
of 
view, 
the 
aim 
of 
this 
chapter 
is 
not 
strictly 
speaking 
theoretical
, 
is 
not 
to 
neatly 
develop 
a 
central 
argument 
or 
idea 
across 
the 
11

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Halftilte page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. CONTENTS
  6. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  7. INTRODUCTION: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FASHION
  8. 1 PHILOSOPHICAL ACCOUNTS OF FASHION IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY: A HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION*
  9. 2 FASHION: A CONCEPTUAL CONSTELLATION
  10. 3 ANTI-FASHION: IF NOT FASHION, THEN WHAT?
  11. 4 FITS OF FASHION: THE SOMAESTHETICS OFSTYLE
  12. 5 ON FASHION CRITICISM
  13. 6 THOUGHT WITHOUT CONCEPT: CAROL CHRISTIAN POELL’S PARADOXICAL AESTHETICS
  14. 7 CAPRICES OF FASHION IN CULTURE AND BIOLOGY: CHARLES DARWIN’S AESTHETICS OF “ORNAMENT”
  15. 8 FASHIONABLE PROTEUS: ESSAY ON THE EUPHORIA OF FASHION FOR FASHION’S SAKE IN AN AGE OF SHALLOWNESS
  16. 9 THE FASCINATION OF CONTINGENCY: FASHION AND MODERN SOCIETY
  17. INDEX OF NAMES
  18. INDEX OF SUBJECTS