Why Women Wear What They Wear

By:

Sophie Woodward

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Materializing Culture

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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.

Author Biography:

Sophie Woodward is Lecturer at University College for the Creative Arts, and Nottingham Trent School of Art and Design Research Associate.

Release date Australia

November 1st, 2007

Author

Sophie Woodward

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

bibliography, index

Pages

178

Series

Materializing Culture

Dimensions

156x234x11

ISBN-13

9781845206994

Product ID

2381999

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