Mode & samhälle

The High School outsider takes off her glasses, puts on a dress, and becomes the Prom Queen; the dowdy woman has her hair done, buys some chic new clothes and starts to attract the …

At the end of the last century, the so-called "new technologies" started to question the process of design, production, sales and consumption through a radical change, which today …

The perfect book for anyone who has ever dreamed of living in Paris. Profiles of twenty real-life women of Paris - artists, activists, booksellers, and filmmakers, aged fourteen to …

Since its beginnings in the middle of the 19th century, fashion has been narrated through multiple media, both visual and verbal, and for such different purposes as marketing and …

The Suit unpicks the story of this most familiar garment, from its emergence in western Europe at the end of the seventeenth century to today. Suit-wearing figures such as the …

First published in 1990, Border Dialogues explores some of the territories of contemporary culture, philosophy and criticism. It touches on arguments surrounding Nietzsche and …

An examination of the recently resurgent trend of charm bracelets looks at the history and cultural importance of the charm bracelet, as well as interesting and unique ways to …

From the author of MR SELFRIDGE, the glittering story of two remarkable women - Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein - and their legacy which touches the lives of …

This book is a modern exploration of how we engage with fashion today. Through a series of articles this book shows the 'ways' through which we can approach fashion. The articles …

Have you ever glanced at an old photograph and wondered just why you chose to look like that? Or wondered just what possessed a designer when he imagined a particular item of …