Djurdja Bartlett Knihy

Exploring the intricate relationship between fashion and politics from the mid-19th century to today, this illustrated volume features essays by leading fashion scholars. It examines fashion as a medium of nationalism, terrorism, and individualism, while also addressing its role as a commodity. Key topics include the political significance of dress during movements like Mao's Cultural Revolution and the Black Panthers, as well as contemporary issues such as decolonization in fashion. The book offers a rich investigation through diverse historical and current sources, making it a vital resource for understanding this intersection.

The fashion media is in the midst of deep social and technological change. Including a broad range of case studies, from fashion plates to fashion films, and from fashion magazines to fashion blogs, this ground-breaking book provides an up-to-date examination of the role and significance of this field. Winner of the PCA/ACA Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection, Fashion Media includes chapters written by international scholars covering topics from historic magazine cultures and contemporary digital innovations to art and film, exploring themes such as gender, ethnicity, design, taste and authorship. Highlighting the complexity of processes that bind design, design, technology, society and identity together, Fashion Media will be of be essential reading for students of fashion studies, cultural studies, visual culture studies, design history, communications and art and design practice and theory.