Textiles are central to our lives and are at the heart of the world's largest industries. In recent years there has been a dynamic shift in attitudes toward textiles, fuelled in …
Clothing occupies a complex and important position in relation to human experience. It gives form to society's ideas about the sacred and secular, about exclusion and inclusion, …
The study of tourism has made key contributions to the study of anthropology. This volume defines the current state of the anthropology of tourism, examining political, economic, …
It is commonly known that fashion is big business, yet little has been written on the phenomenon of the fashion system. This book unites theory and practice to provide a series of …
The garment industry is one of the world's largest industries, yet there are few sustained examinations of its importance to the global economy and the very vital role that …
Over the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing identity and social politics through dress. They have …
From postcards and paintings to photography and film, tourism and visual culture have a long-standing history of mutual entanglement. This book explores the complex association …
For 90 years young society women in Texas have donned custom-designed dresses to take part in the coronation of a queen and her court. This book shows how a material culture …
Changing trends in fashion have always reflected large-scale social and cultural changes. Changing Fashion presents for the first time a multi-disciplinary approach to examining …
New York, Paris, London, Milan, Tokyo. This familiar list of cities conjures up the image of high fashion. This book examines the powerful relationship between metropolitan …
