Bøger af Jennifer Craik

Fashion is everywhere. It is one of the main ways in which we present ourselves to others, signaling what we want to communicate about our sexuality, wealth, professionalism, subcultural and political allegiances, social status, even our mood. This title presents an introduction to the complex world of fashion.

From fascists to fashionistas, this work looks at clothing and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing the troubling connections amongst religious orders, the military, schools and fetish clubs, it shows how uniforms control bodies and enable subversion. It shows how the uniform inspires fear and love, conformity and subversion.

A study of fashion and the body, which aims to establish the relations between codes and systems of clothing and the conduct of everyday life. This text addresses the area of men's as well as women's fashion, within a broad examination of the role of fashion in gender identity.