|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewWhile much attention has been paid to the making of Paris in the work of writers and artists, little is known about the city as defined and created by the fashion media. Filling this gap in studies of the French capital, this original and illuminating book focuses on how the French fashion press - with its rich conjunction of words and images - has been able to construct Paris as a leading world fashion city.Based in an original analysis of fashion writing and images in contemporary French fashion magazines and newspapers, the book shows how the fashion media have been central to the consecration of the city of Paris on the fashion map, as well as its celebration in the collective imaginary. Agnes Rocamora explores, for example, the figures of 'la Parisienne' and 'la passante' (the female passer by), and the presence of the Eiffel tower in fashion visuals. She gives attention to the continuum between the French journalistic discourse and that of cultural forms such as films, paintings and literature, thus revealing the persistence across texts and time of visions of Paris and shedding light on the production and reproduction of the Paris myth. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Agnès RocamoraPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9781845118976ISBN 10: 1845118979 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 30 April 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Chapter 1: Paris, France Chapter 2: Paris, Fashion City Chapter 3: Fashion Discourse Part II Chapter 4: Paris, 'Capital de la Mode' Chapter 5: 'La Parisienne' in 'Vogue' Chapter 6: 'Passante de Mode' Chapter 7: The Eiffel Tower in Fashion Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAgnes Rocamora is a Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Historical Studies at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. She has published journal articles on the field of fashion and is a contributor to 'Fashion's World Cities' (2006) and 'Fashion as Photograph' (I.B. Tauris, 2008). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |