Time in fashion : industrial, antilinear and uchronic temporalities / edited by Caroline Evans and Alessandra Vaccari.
| Other author | Evans, Caroline, 1954- editor. |
| Other author | Vaccari, A. (Alessandra), 1965- editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Tempo della moda. English. |
| Contents | Time in Fashion: An Introductory Essay -- 1. Industrial Time -- 2. Antilinear Time -- 3. Uchronic Time. |
| Abstract | Few phenomena embody the notion of time as well as fashion. Fast-moving and rooted in the 'now', it's constantly creating its own past through the process of rapid style change. Uniquely poised between the past and the future, fashion's relationship with time is unorthodox. Rather than considering time in the conventional sense, this anthology explores three alternative ways to think about fashion and time: the first identifies the seasonal nature of fashion as an industry, and shows how this has impacted on workers and wearers alike. The second looks at fashion design as a ceaseless process of adaptation, reconstruction and recombination of motifs, in which nostalgia and revivals play their part. The third construes fashion's 'imaginary', with its capacity for fantasy and myth-making, as a form of alternate history that asks 'what if?' Within this framework, key classic texts are juxtaposed with lesser known ones, in an interdisciplinary approach that includes philosophy, history, literature, media and fashion design, ranging from the 18th century to the present. It will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand one of the most complex yet inescapable aspects of fashion, its relationship to time, and will be a critical resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the humanities and all those interested in fashion in all its creative, commercial and cultural aspects. |
| General note | First published in Italy under the title Il tempo della moda, Mimesis Edizioni, 2019. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Translated from the Italian. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Time in fashion. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020 9781350146945 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9781350146952 (ePDF) |
| ISBN | 1350146951 (ePDF) |
| ISBN | 9781350146969 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 135014696X (electronic bk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |