Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Andreja Pejić -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Owning It -- 2. The Fashion Media -- 3. Buyology -- 4. Stitching It -- 5. A Bitter Harvest -- 6. The Body Politic -- 7. Is Fashion Racist? -- 8. Resisting Fashion -- 9. Reforming...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The history of fashion and dress studies -- The use of terminologies -- Making fashion/dress studies a legitimate academic discipline -- Outline of the book -- Conclusion -- Guide to further reading --...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of table -- Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- PART ONE Fashion and fashion theories -- Introduction -- 1 Explaining it Away -- 2 The Empire of Fashion: Introduction -- 3...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 New Approaches to Sustainable Fibres -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Challenge of Sustainable Fashion -- 3 Nature-Inspired Sustainable Fibres: Biomimicry -- 4 Recommendations for Further Research -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Consumer Perceptions of...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Luxury Hair Fibers for Fashion Industry -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Luxury Hair Fibers -- 2.1 Goat Family -- 2.1.1 Mohair Hair -- 2.1.2 Cashmere Hair -- 2.1.3 Pashmina Hair -- 2.1.4 Pygora Hair -- 2.1.5 Cashgora Hair -- 2.1.6 Common Goat Hair --...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Sweatshops Are Where Hearts Starve -- Part 1. The Fall and Rise of Sweatshops in the United States -- Chapter 1. What Is a Sweatshop? -- Appendix 1. Estimating the Number of Sweatshop Workers in the United States in 2000 -- Chapter 2. Memory...

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