Fashion Books

New and Published Books

1. Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution

   By Various

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution

   Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution brings together as one set, or individual volumes, groundbreaking retail studies from the field of human geography. Encompassing town and retail planning, marketing geography, the development of shopping centres and the rise of consumerism...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
2. Fashion

   Edited by Malcolm Barnard

   Series: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies

   Over the last forty years or so academic interest in fashion has burgeoned, and, since the 1970s at least, attempts to define, analyse, and critically explain fashion phenomena have become vital areas of research and study in almost all disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. As...

   Published July 20th 2011 by Routledge
3. Fashion In Focus

   Concepts, Practices and Politics

   By Tim Edwards

   The study of fashion has exploded in recent decades, yet what this all means or quite where it might take us is not clear. This new book helps to bring fashion into focus, with a comprehensive guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the field. Tim Edwards includes...

   Published November 18th 2010 by Routledge
4. The Fashion History Reader

   Global Perspectives

   Edited by Giorgio Riello, Peter McNeil

   'Riello and McNeil's new collection of essays represents an immense and impressive project' – Choice 'Now, the key contributions from nearly every expert in the field are assembled in one fascinating book. This kaleidoscopic and informative volume ranges impressively across conventional boundaries...

   Published April 25th 2010 by Routledge
5. The Places and Spaces of Fashion, 1800-2007

   Edited by John Potvin

   Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

   The Places and Spaces of Fashion, 1800-2007 brings together art, design, fashion, and a much neglected concern for its spatial realities. The spaces and places of fashion have often been overlooked in the writing of fashion history and visual culture. More often than not, however, these...

   Published July 14th 2009 by Routledge
6. Popular Culture in a Globalised India

   Edited by K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake

   As India celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of its independence, much praise was lavished on its emergence as a major player on the global stage. Its economic transformation and geopolitical significance as a nuclear power are matched by its globally resonant cultural resources. This book...

   Published December 16th 2008 by Routledge
7. The Fabric of Cultures

   Fashion, Identity, and Globalization

   Edited by Eugenia Paulicelli, Hazel Clark

   Fashion is both public and private, material and symbolic, always caught within the lived experience and providing an incredible tool to study culture and history. The Fabric of Cultures examines the impact of fashion as a manufacturing industry and as a culture industry that shapes the identities...

   Published September 25th 2008 by Routledge
8. Fashion Theory

   A Reader

   Edited by Malcolm Barnard

   Series: Routledge Student Readers

   From its beginnings in the fifteenth century, intensified interest in fashion and the study of fashion over the last thirty years has led to a vast and varied literature on the subject. This collection of essays surveys and contextualizes the ways in which a wide range of disciplines have used&...

   Published May 2nd 2007 by Routledge
9. The Fashion Handbook

   By Tim Jackson, David Shaw

   Series: Media Practice

   The Fashion Handbook is the indispensable guide to the fashion industry. It explores the varied and diverse aspects of the business, bringing together critical concepts with practical information about the industry’s structure and core skills, as well as offering advice on real working practices...

   Published May 3rd 2006 by Routledge
10. The Lure of Perfection

    Fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830

    By Judith Bennahum

    THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay...

    Published October 17th 2004 by Routledge