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Each morning we establish an image and an identity for ourselves through the simple act of getting dressed. Why Women Wear What They Wear presents an intimate ethnography of clothing choice. The book uses real women's lives and clothing decisions - observed and discussed at the moment of getting dressed - to illustrate theories of clothing, the body and identity. Woodward pieces together what women actually think about clothing, dress and the body in a world where popular media and culture presents an increasingly extreme and distorted view of femininity and the ideal body. Immediately accessible to all those who have stood in front of a mirror and wondered 'does this make me look fat?', 'is this skirt really me?' or 'does this jacket match?', Why Women Wear What They Wear provides students of anthropology and fashion with a fresh perspective on the social issues and constraints we are all consciously or unconsciously negotiating when we get dressed.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Women and their Wardrobes
Chapter 2: Hanging Out in the Home and the Bedroom
Chapter 3: But What Were You Wearing? Clothes and Memories
Chapter 4: Looking Good, Feeling Right: The Aesthetics of Getting Dressed
Chapter 5: Looking in the Mirror: Seeing and Being Seen
Chapter 6: Mothers, Daughters, Friends: Dressing in Relationships
Chapter 7: Fashion: Making and Breaking the Rules
Chapter 8: Dressing up and Dressing Down: Can you Wear Jeans?
Conclusion
Product details
| Published | Nov 01 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 178 |
| ISBN | 9781845206987 |
| Imprint | Berg Publishers |
| Illustrations | bibliography, index |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Materializing Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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