Description
- Hollywood's role in shaping Fashion's influence is assessed through Audrey Hepburn's persuasive iconography and the impact of the most watched movie of the 20th century: Gone with the Wind.
- Exceptional designers Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Rei Kawakubo, Mary Quant, Elsa Schiaparelli, Vivienne Westwood are considered, together with extraordinary innovators Paul Smith, Vidal Sassoon, Lynne Franks.
- Roland Barthes' Fashion System and Mythologies are viewed as cultural and promotional texts, with revealing insights into the technologies which bring Fashion to mass audiences.
- Marketing and branding successes are reviewed and Fashion's continuing narrative is illustrated with luminous colour images.
About the Author
Jayne Sheridan is a writer who teaches Fashion Communication at Huddersfield University. She studied with the cultural critic Antony Easthope at Manchester Metropolitan University, and has taught Media, Film, Journalism and Public Relations at Liverpool John Moores and Huddersfield Universities. As a Press and PR advisor she has been associated with Sotheby's, Saatchi's, Weber Shandwick, Henry Moore Sculpture Trust, Glastonbury Abbey, the BBC, Wolff Olins, Christie's, Agnews, and Dean Clough galleries.
Reviews
deconstructs the fashion industry by looking at empire buildings, exploring fashion journalism and examining the way fashion adapts to and employs new media . Metro, November 2011.
Book Information
ISBN 9781405194211
Author Jayne Sheridan
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 585g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 173mm * 15mm
Details
Subtitle: |
The New Black Magic |
Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |