Modest fashion : styling bodies, mediating faith / edited by Reina Lewis.
| Other author | Lewis, Reina, 1963- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013. |
| Description | xx, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Dress cultures Dress cultures. ^A1171922 |
| Contents | Introduction : mediating modesty / Reina Lewis -- Part 1. Faith-based fashion and the commercially fluid boundaries of confession -- "Discover the beauty of modesty" : Islamic fashion online / Annelies Moors -- Fashion forward and faith-tastic! Online modest fashion and the development of women as religious interpreters and intermediaries / Reina Lewis -- Meeting through modesty : Jewish-Muslim encounters on the Internet / Emma Tarlo -- Hasidic women's fashion aesthetic and practice : the long and short of tzniuth / Barbara Goldman Carrel -- Part 2. Modesty without religion? Secularity, shopping and social status through appearance -- Denim : the modesty of clothing and the immodesty of religion / Daniel Miller -- Modest motivations : religious and secular contestation in the fashion field / Jane Cameron -- "Can we discuss this?" / Elizabeth Wilson -- Part 3. Manufacturing and mediating modesty : the industry and the press -- Modesty regulators : punishing and rewarding women's appearances in mainstream media / Liz Hoggard -- Insider voices, changing practices : press and industry professionals speak / Reina Lewis (editor and contributor). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013474025 |
| ISBN | 1780763824 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781780763828 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1780763832 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781780763835 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GT1720 .M634 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |