Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone Thinking with Style

by Allhoff, Fritz; Wolfendale, Jessica; Kennett, Jeanette; Baumgardner, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9781405199902
• ISBN10: 1405199903
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-06
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

If you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers. A unique and enlightening insight into the underlying philosophy behind the power of fashion Contributions address issues in fashion from a variety of viewpoints, including aesthetics, the nature of fashion and fashionability, ethics, gender and identity politics, and design Includes a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner, feminist author, activist and cultural critic, editor of Ms magazine (1993-7) and regular contributor to major women's magazines including Glamour and Marie-Claire.

Author Biography

Jessica Wolfendale is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University. Jeanette Kennett is professor of Moral psychology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Being Fashionable and Being Cool	p. 13
What Makes Something Fashionable?	p. 15
Fashion, Elusion, and Alienation	p. 31
Tryhards, Fashion Victims, and Effortless Cool	p. 37
Fashion, Style, and Design	p. 51
The Aesthetics of Design	p. 53
Share the Fantasy: Perfume Advertising, Fashion, and Desire	p. 70
Computational Couture: From Cyborgs to Supermodels	p. 88
Fashion, Identity, and Freedom	p. 103
Wearing Your Values on Your Sleeve	p. 105
Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters	p. 120
Slaves to Fashion?	p. 135
Fashion Dolls and Feminism: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Barbie?	p. 151
Can We Beethical And Fashionable?	p. 167
Sweatshops and Cynicism	p. 169
Women Shopping and Women Sweat shopping: Individual Responsibility for Consumerism	p. 186
A Taste for Fashion	p. 199
Notes on Contributors	p. 215
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