BRITISH FASHION DESIGN by Angela McRobbie ( 9780415057813 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

BRITISH FASHION DESIGN
RAG TRADE OR IMAGE INDUSTRY?

By:

Angela McRobbie

Format:

Paperback

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£36.99

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£35.88

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ISBN 10:

0415057817

ISBN 13:

9780415057813

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

11 June, 1998

Pages:

220

Description:

Stressing the social context of cultural production, McRobbie focuses on British fashion and its graduate designers as products of youth street culture.

Synopsis:

British Fashion Design explores the tensions between fashion as art form, and the demands of a ruthlessly commercial industry. Based on interviews and research conducted over a number of years, Angela McRobbie charts the flow of art school fashion graduates into the industry; their attempts to reconcile training with practice, and their precarious position between the twin supports of the education system and the commercial sector. Stressing the social context of cultural production, McRobbie focuses on British fashion and its graduate designers as products of youth street culture, and analyses how designers from diverse backgrounds have created a labour market for themselves, remodelling 'enterprise culture' to suit their own careers.

Illustrations:

12 halftone illustrations

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Imprint:

Routledge

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