Reading Report / 2012 Winter/ Fashion Theory/ Prof. Spinelli / Elise Wang Thortein Veblen Dress as an expression of the pecuniary culture Karl Marx The fetishism of the commodity and its secret Peter Braham Fashion: Unpacking a culture production Tim Dant Consuming or living with things?/ Wear it out Reading Report / 2012 Winter/ Fashion Theory/ Prof. Spinelli / Elise Wang/ 2 Intro Arguing against all Forms of Reductionism in accounts of fashion‚ Elizabeth Wilson says that:
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“Basic English”. Unit: “Clothes/Fashion/Style”. Theme: “Fashion victims”. Problem: Factors that make people buy things they don’t need. Factors that make people to look ordinary‚ like anybody else. Idea of the project: If someone wants to change the world by buying clothes it doesn’t work. It’s better to change his/her personality to be in harmony with others. While trying to be fashionable‚ people loose themselves and become fashion addicted (so called “fashion victims”). It’s better to dress
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spring/summer 2015 fashion in Paris was demonstrated differently. Instead of models just stuting down the runway‚ they yelled things like “What do we want?!” out megaphones and held up picket signs that said “Women’s Rights are More than Alright” and “History is Her Story.” Fashion and feminism are incompatible. Throughout history fashion had always been a way to express women freely. Fashion has also helped women. Fashion is a business where women can take control in and be successful. Fashion has been a
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1. What is the key consumer and market data you would consider if you were Dana Wheeler? I would consider that the key consumer is Fashionistas and market data is a research study on customer satisfaction with cable networks if I were Dana Wheeler. The goal is building on the momentum TFC had created to date and stave off any competitors trying to make inroads. For the channel that needs to obtain competitiveness advantage‚ it is important to attract Fashionistas including highly valued demographic
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CHANGE OF FASHİON AFTER 1960 TO 2000 Fashion is defined as a style of dress that is popular during a certain time or era. It does not coordinate only towards clothing. It also coordinates hair styles‚ make-up and music. Each of these depends on the type of clothing chosen. Even though fashion reflects a person’s social class in old days‚ it has been reflecting personality for half a century. Music‚ TV programs and ideologies started to influence the people. We can tell a lot about a person by
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Fashion is essentially the most popular mode of expression: It describes the ever-changing style of clothes worn by those with cultural status. A fashion trend occurs when others mimic or emulate this clothing style. Fashions vary greatly within a society over time‚ but also are affected by age‚ occupation‚ sexual orientation‚ location and social class. Today‚ a fashion trend starts with fashion designers‚ who design a spring and fall collection based on cues and inspiration they’ve gathered throughout
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Alycia Griffin Professor Michael Bedsole English 101 16 September 2012 Fashion Junkie Every company wants to have fresh ideas for their ad campaigns‚ to draw in their audience. Sisley attempted to draw the consumer in using an advertisement that depicted two women participating in illicit behaviors. The advertisement may have been considered humorous‚ had it not been so vulgar. Sisley’s attempt at reeling the consumer in resulted in an effect that definitely caught the eyes of their targeted
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ROUGH DRAFT THE FASHION INDUSTRY: HOW IT WORKS Ever wonder what Yves Saint Laurent‚ Donna Karen and Giorgio Armani do all the time? Work! Fashion is fun creative unique and a very complex process. There is so much misconception deliberate and inadvertent misinformation and ignorance surrounding the fashion world that it is difficult to get a clear‚ unbiased picture of how it really works? Therefore‚ for a better understanding of the subject Fashion itself meaning is a general term for a popular
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for women’s rights and equality. Women worked and worked to attempt to gain equality with men and eventually triumphed. However‚ another challenge that women had to face was oppressive clothing and fashion. The corset‚ the practice of foot binding‚ and hijabs were all massive parts of oppressive fashion. Each served a specific purpose‚ but hindered women at the same time. Foot binding was a practice in China that began around the 10th century. It lasted for a very‚ very long time in history – all
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decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first abandoned the more restricting fashions of past years and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as short skirts or trousers). Men also abandoned highly formal daily attire and even began to wear athletic clothing for the first time. The suits men wear today are still based‚ for the most part‚ on those worn in the late 1920s. The 1920s are characterized by two distinct periods of fashion. In the early part
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