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Fashion Criticism - by Francesca Granata (Hardcover)

Fashion Criticism - by  Francesca Granata (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside other more well-established areas of criticism on popular culture.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked. <i>Fashion Criticism</i> aims to redress the balance, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside other more well-established areas of criticism.<br/><br/>Exploring the history of fashion criticism in the English language, this essential work takes readers from the writing published in avant-garde modernist magazines at the beginning of the twentieth century to the fashion criticism of Robin Givhan-the first fashion critic to win a Pulitzer Prize-and of Judith Thurman, a National Book Award winner. It covers the shift in newspapers from the so-called "women's pages" to the contemporary style sections, while unearthing the work of cultural critics and writers on fashion including Susan Sontag and Eve Babitz (<i>Vogue</i>), Bebe Moore Campbell (<i>Ebony</i>), Angela Carter (<i>New Statesman</i>) and Hilton Als (<i>New Yorker)</i>.<br/><br/>Examining the gender dynamics of the field and its historical association with the feminine, <i>Fashion Criticism</i>demonstrates how fashion has gained ground as a subject of critical analysis, capitalizing on the centrality of dress and clothing in an increasingly visual and digital world. The book argues that fashion criticism occupied a central role in negotiating shifting gender roles as well as shifting understandings of race.<br/><br/>Bringing together two centuries of previously uncollected articles and writings, from Oscar Wilde's editorials in <i>The Woman's World</i> to the ground-breaking fashion journalism of the 1980s and today's proliferation of fashion bloggers, it will be an essential resource for students of fashion studies, media and journalism.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A welcome anthology of fashion criticism establishing that writing about fashion can be as influential as designing it. Ranging across late nineteenth century gazettes, twentieth century newspapers and twenty-first century posts, it's a key reference work for reading about how fashion measures up.<br/>Alistair O'Neill, Central Saint Martins, London, UK<br><br>From Oscar Wilde's musing on corsets to Connie Wang's discussion of Wokeness, this dazzling compendium of critical fashion writing-with a sweep of over one hundred years-is as fun to read as it is intellectually provocative.<br/>Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, US<br><br>Seven billion humans on the planet clothe or adorn themselves every day. Yet the subject of dress - it's language; its influence on the way we express our identities, desires, allegiances, aspirations and (in many cases, our servitude) - has rarely been considered worthy of serious inquiry. This essential anthology of essays on fashion corrects that oversight ... and it does so with exceptional verve and intelligence.<br/>Judith Thurman, The New Yorker<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Francesca Granata</b> is Associate Professor of Fashion Studies at Parsons School of Design. She is the author of <i>Experimental Fashion: Performance Art, Carnival and the Grotesque Body, </i>and editor of the non-profit journal <i>Fashion Projects.</i>

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