Fashion and Cultural Studies

by Susan B. Kaiser, Denise N. Green

Bridging theory and practice, this accessible text considers fashion from both cultural studies and fashion studies perspectives, and addresses the growing interaction between the two fields.

Kaiser and Green use a wide range of cross-cultural case studies to explore how race, ethnicity, class, gender and other identities intersect and are produced through embodied fashion. Drawing on intersectionality in feminist theory and cultural studies, Fashion and Cultural Studies is essential reading for students and scholars.

This revised edition includes updated case studies and two new chapters. The first new chapter explores religion, spirituality, and faith in relation to style, fashion, and dress. The second offers a critique of “beauty” and considers dressed embodiment inclusive of diverse sizes, shapes and dis/abilities. Throughout the text, Kaiser and Green use a range of examples to interrogate the complex entanglements of production, regulation, distribution, consumption, and subject formation within and through fashion.

Genres: Fashion, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[donnalyn ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've used this sporadically over the years while studying fashion—a super helpful and quick introduction to ~the field~. The writing is easy to understand and it's well organised so very easy to reference : ) I wish I didn't have to return it to the library !!!

[Fer Rodríguez Calderón · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super good insights into the fashion studies. She references plenty of good authors in the fields of culture, sociology and more, which is also extremely useful for going even deeper on the analysis she offers. The writing is pretty easy to read, I really recommend it for people who want to start within the fashion analysis world.

[Luiza Andrade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! Definitely one of my favourites, if not my absolute one. Kaiser writes beautifully and proposes such good insights. I'm in love with her. This book made me view the world in a different way, and it is extremely interesting. I highly recommend it if you're a fashion student, whether your path is the academic, creative or business area. This should be mandatory!