Fashion as Communication, 2nd Edition by Malcolm Barnard - ISBN: 9780415260183
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Clothing speaks volumes: Fashion, identity, and the power of style.

Fashion as Communication, 2nd Edition

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    29 August 2002

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Summary

What kinds of things do fashion and clothing say about us? What does it mean to wear Gap or Gaultier, Milletts or Moschino? Are there any real differences between hip-hop style and punk anti-styles?

In this fully revised and updated edition, Malcolm Barnard introduces fashion and clothing as ways of communicating and challenging class, gender, sexual and social identities. Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches from Barthes and Baudrillard to Marxist, psychoanalytic and feminist…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780415260183
ISBN-10:0415260183
Author:Malcolm Barnard
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Edition:2nd
Release Date:29 August 2002
Weight:362g
Dimensions:22mm x 234mm x 157mm
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Critics Review

‘One of the best compact intros to this fascinating topic.’ - i-D Magazine

About The Author

Malcolm Barnard

Malcolm Barnard is a writer and academic specializing in visual culture, design, and cultural theory. He has written extensively on the history and theory of photography, advertising, and consumer culture. His work explores the ways in which images and objects shape our understanding of the world and our place within it.

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